Pentland Oil Works
Location type
WorksName and dates
Pentland Oil Works (1882-1897)Served by the Pentland and Straiton Oilworks Railway.
Description
This large oil works was on the west side of the A701. It was owned by the Clippens Oil Company, owners of the Clippens Oil Works.
It was served by a branch which ran west from the Edinburgh, Loanhead and Roslin Railway to serve the Straiton Oil Works before crossed the A701 on the level to reach the Pentland works.
A narrow gauge line passed under the A701 just north of the level crossing before running north to a shale mine.
The works closed in 1897. The offices, by the A701, survived until recent times.
The site now has a variety of uses: farmland, rough ground, housing and fast food outlets.
Pentland Oil Works
Tags
Oil worksExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
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