James Ross and Co.

The private company that built and ran Philpstoun Oil Works near Linlithgow from the 1880s until about 1931, with its own shale mines at Philpstoun and Champfleurie.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Philpstoun No. 5 Mine West Lothian 1898–1911
Polbeth No. 26 Mine West Lothian 1915–1915

Record created: 13 October 2026 · Last researched: 13 October 2026

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