Experience Scotland’s only Underground Mine Tour ⚒

Mine trips last around 40 to 45 minutes, helmets are provided. The mine is generally dry underfoot although parts can be a little muddy and occasionally a bit drippy in places.

Mining Landscapes The National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland The eco museum is launched, fossils found on bings and the NationalMiningMuseum winder.

If you need or prefer a URL to book see👇
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We are at the #Comrie site for the first of our walk and workshop series with Matt BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland Dr Katie Strang ScottishGeology and community artist Yvonne Weighand Lyle
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There’s still spaces on the 15th May Glasgow Geol Soc trip to the National Museums Scotland collections centre, to tour the palaeobiology & earth systems collections! Afterwards you can head to Granton beach, where me & Dr Neil Clark will be talking about the awesome geology

Write up of the The National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland #ecomusem launch is now on our new ‘news’ page, the first entry! See 👉mining-landscapes.org/news If anyone has informal pics of the day including the cakes that they are willing to share please email [email protected]
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Please join us for this AIMS/ NTU Oral History Network seminar with Robert Gildea who will be speaking about his latest book on the Miners’ Strike. Sign up details👇. Please spread the word. eventbrite.co.uk/e/professor-ro…
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Saved this little beauty for #AllMetalMonday a flour hoist still in situ at the former Central Coop Bakery #WestCalder
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Whatton Lodge, Gullane was bought for miners by the Scottish National Union of Mineworkers in 1947, by 1981 c640 convalescents visited yearly.

Continues today as Lothian Mineworkers Convalescent Home for ex-miners & fam 👍 NationalMiningMuseum ow.ly/fAj750R7IFa

The former bakery was designed by William Baille, built in 1909 and had its own power station love how you can see the #shale #bing through the windows

1/2 excellent meeting with Susan+Matt Scottish Co-operative Discovery Centre #WestCalder that will celebrate Scottish #CooperativeHeritage see 👉westcalder.org/scottish-co-op… to explore potential collaboration Coop building+stories often feature on our walks. Also saw the stunning Central Bakery building.

At first glance Comrie Colliery looks like a barren wasteland, but look a little closer and fantastic flowers start to jump out! Post-industrial landscapes can be havens for biodiversity. Small Cudweed, Sand Spurrey (probably) and Medium-flowered Wintercress blooming here!

Keep an eye on our blog page mining-landscapes.org/blog next week for Matt’s BSBI Scotland field notes from the walk.

Launch over now back to what we do best #MiningLandscapes the Well House team #BridgeofAllan out working on their new walking route tracing the underground workings of Airthrey #Copper mine at the surface. Exploring the bing, pondering the Cannerton brick and ignoring the copper

#MiningHeritage - Many Lithuanians fled the repression of the Russian Empire early C20th

By 1914, 4000 such workers arrived in Lanarkshire & most settled in Bellshill - allegedly many were recruited by coal & iron masters Merry + Cunninghame of Carnbroe
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An eco-walk around the Lady Victoria colliery. The The National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland
#MiningLandscapes #Ecomuseum launch at Newtongrange on Wed 24th April NationalMiningMuseum Mining Landscapes
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Might be of interest!

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Bedlay Colliery was sunk by William Baird & Co. to mine coking coal in 1905 and Annathill village was purpose built to house its workers. The houses have external stairs, enclosed landings & some attic rooms.

It was demolished 1981
📸 1967 ow.ly/izlU50R7oFo

The The National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland #MiningLandscapes #Ecomuseum website went public at the launch
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It still in development and the walking routes won’t be ready until mid May, but it gives a flavour. Have a look and let us know what you think.
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#MiningHeritage Monktonhall Colliery

1965 opened, a NCB showpiece pit & the deepest ever to be sunk in Scotland.
1969 peak production = 16,453 tons in one week.
1989 shut
1992 re-opened, buy-out by a miners' co-operative.
1997 closed

📸1949, 1951 & 1985 ow.ly/TFjq50R3Xz1