shale oil works
shale oil works is a ruins in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. shale oil works is situated near the historic site Tabrax Oil Works, as well as near the village Tarbrax.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Cobbinshaw Reservoir and Cobbinshaw Pits.
Cobbinshaw Reservoir
Reservoir
Cobbinshaw Reservoir is a reservoir in West Lothian, Scotland. It is situated near the Pentland Hills, 5 km south of West Calder. The 310-acre site is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and is popular with wildfowl.
Cobbinshaw Pits
Mine
Cobbinshaw Pits is a mine, which is situated 1 mile northeast of shale oil works.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarbrax and Woolfords.
Tarbrax
Village
Tarbrax is a small village in the Parish of Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is at the end of a dead end road off the A70 road between Edinburgh and Carnwath.
Woolfords
Village
Woolfords is a small hamlet in the Parish of Carnwath, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Woolfords is located on the road between Auchengray and West Calder, next to Cobbinshaw Reservoir.
Cobbinshaw
Hamlet
Cobbinshaw is a small hamlet in West Lothian, Scotland. It is at the end of a dead end road from nearby Woolfords. Cobbinshaw is at 1,000 feet above sea level on the edge of the Pentland Hills.
shale oil works
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.78384° or 55° 47′ 2″ north
Longitude
-3.56722° or 3° 34′ 2″ west
Open location code
9C7RQCMM+G4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Tabrax Oil Works and Tarbrax Village Hall.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Tarbrax Bing and Greenfield House.
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