Burnhouse (lands)

Parish:

West Calder, Midlothian

Local authority:

West Lothian

No shale pits within these lands, but shale was worked from adjoining areas.

Land owned by Miss Aitken. - Minerals let to Young's Oil Co.

See full reference; 217174

Site of Burnhouse farm, 2nd May 2021

Old drove road, 2nd May 2021

Overbridge that once carried Young's private railwy over the drove road, 2nd May 2021

Breich water looking west, with lands of Burnhouse on the left bank, 2nd May 2021

Related file records

217174 - Minute of Lease between Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Company Limited and Robert Barrie. Dated 15th & 23rd May 1936. - relating to part of lands of Breichmill, Burnhouse, Tennants March and Clovenfordykes. Dated 15th & 23rd May 1936, the lease covers properties totalling 36.486 acres close to the Breich Water. A 1:2500 scale plan, titled This is the plan referred to accompanies the document. It shows the areas leased in green, the public road in buff, the ands of Burnhouse edged in blue, and the lands of Tenants March edged in red.
143285 - Minute of Lease between Young's Paraffin Light and Mineral Oil Co. Ltd and the Oakbank Oil Co. Ltd. for working of shale oil. - Minute of Lease between Young's Paraffin Light and Mineral Oil Company Ltd and the Oakbank Oil Company Ltd for the working of shale oil in lands at Burnhouse and Breichmill. Dated 1st September 1927. Type written with signatures.