EcoMuseum of Scottish Mining Landscapes

Pic from way back in Jan 2017 and the very early days of the project, giant hogweed at the former site of Manor Powis Colliery 1920-1972 #Stirling #MiningLandscapes

The isolated remains (washery and bathhouse) of #Breich Colliery #WestLothian for #AllMetalMonday. Sunk in late 19th century closed in 1963 #MiningLandscapes

New blog uploaded to #MiningLandscapes’ collection ready for the wet and windy weekend. Project mascots Ratticus and Carbonara were down at the site of #Donisthorpe Colliery #Leicestershire back in the summer in search of the mythical coal rabbits. Nip to www.mining-landscapes.org/blog/the-coa...

Time for a #MiningLandscape the site of the former bing serving #Letham Colliery pits 1 & 2 and surviving trackbed of the mineral spur worked for #coal and #fireclay from 1912 to 1930 by Carron Company (now meadowland and footpath) #Falkirk

To download the digital route nip to 👉 www.mining-landscapes.org/route/180

New route uploaded, our 2nd solely designed as an armchair explore ‘Virtual Westfield A Black to Green Journey’ #Fife featuring layers of landscape change from deep to surface coal extraction to current and potential roles the brownfield site plays in biodiversity and cleaner energy.

The 275kV Forth Crossing northern tower, #Kincardine #Fife for #AllMetalMonday one of the tallest in Scotland at around 450’ slightly shorter than its southern sister.

Solved the drilling puzzle now for another one from back in the summer. Any ideas what this is? Located up on Ecton Hill, #Wardlow #Derbyshire at the site of the abandoned copper mines.

Can anyone shed any light on the drilling activity at #Letham, #Airth near #Falkirk. Nothing on the planning portal? The conversation went along the lines of ‘what are you drilling for’ ‘ oil and gas’ ‘what about the ban’ ‘we are drilling to get rid of the oil and gas’ puzzled…

New 15k circular cycling route uploaded to #MiningLandscapes’ collection that tells the story of Broken Cross Muir from deep and opencast mining to restoration and renewable energy hub written and researched by Ruth and Peter lpha.org.uk Follow thread for link..

Radar station for #AllMetalMonday built in 2009 at the site of the former #Kincardine Power Station to supplement coverage over Glasgow and eliminate potential turbine interference following the construction of Whitelee Wind Farm #industriallandscape

Last week Aileen and some of our project community ambassadors were out with @froglife.bsky.social at Knockshinnoch Lagoons #NewCumnock #Ayrshire a former #MiningLandscape managed as a @scotwildlife.bsky.social reserve. A new Landscape Journey is now in the early planning phase.

Not done a #FingerPostFriday for ages so here is an appropriate one for #MiningLandscapes

A black to green story for this morning’s post www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Do you have an unexplained or spooky #mining tale you are willing to share, Katie #MiningLandscapes project student volunteer is creating a blog of tales and folklore to celebrate #Halloween. Please DM. Picture credit the skeleton shaft #BridgeofAllan Well House Restoration Group.

Site of the former Bolton and Watt Foundry and Mint #Smethwick from volunteer Steve down in the #WestMidlands shot from the canal #AllMetalMonday #IndustrialHeritage

New blog added to #MiningLandscapes #Ecomuseum’s collection www.mining-landscapes.org/blog Catherine revisits the environmental art works at Westfield opencast #Fife a month after their creation and exposure to the elements and together with artist Winston Plowes they reflect on permanence + memory

#Fauldhouse to #Stoneyburn #A706 path being built by @westlothiancouncil.bsky.social [Council Bulletin] @edi.bike @chdot.bsky.social @gregorpoynton.bsky.social @kittysull1.bsky.social @furtherfrom.bsky.social @paulinestaffordsnp.bsky.social @mininglandscapes.bsky.social @cameronglasgow.scot

Brilliant #DoorsOpen weekend at Airthrey Copper Mine with the #BridgeofAllan Well House Restoration team, beneath your feet walk, cave rescue and Isla (trainee SARDA dog) demonstrations, copper smelting (just brilliant) and opportunity to peer safely down the 120’ shaft #miningheritage

A brand new route for #WalkoftheWeek a 6km circular ‘Remembering Seafield and Historic Invertiel’ #Fife kickstarted by George Proundfoot #Kirkcaldy Civic Society and retired miners Iain Chalmers and Lindsay Murray nip to www.mining-landscapes.org/route/128 #MiningHeritage #IndustrialHeritage

Marking the end of last Friday evening celebrating the opening of Beneath the Surface a series of abstract art works exploring the #miningindustry by Paul McGinty at the #Alloa Hub the free exhibition runs until 19th Nov #MiningHeritage Want a taster see www.paulmcgintyart.com/selected-wor...

The washery at Lady Victoria Colliery, National Mining Museum Scotland for #AllMetalMonday where the #coal was sized and washed #MiningHeritage

Beneath the Skin’ a series of abstract art works exploring the rich heritage of Scotland’s coal mining industry by Paul McGinty opens at the #Alloa Hub, Maple Court FK10 1JX. The free exhibition runs until 19th Nov. #coal #miningart #miningheritage

Want to do something different this weekend join #BridgeofAllan WellHouse Restoration Group for #DoorsOpen and learn about the restoration/history, peak down the shaft, explore the ground beneath your feet guided walk, copper smelting and cave rescue demonstration see www.mining-landscapes.org/news

In 2021 walkers were able to experience the #mininglandscape through a different lens artist Audrey Grant installed a series of temporary installations ‘Inscriptions in Arcadia’ commissioned by Forth Valley Art Beat now long gone but photographed so you can still view all of the images on the route.

Our #Walkoftheweek featuring another of our original walks the #Bothkennar Route #Falkirk. A 6k circular created by former MSc student and local resident Ian MacIntosh exploring the #mininglandscape of the former Grangemouth Colliery Co. (1841-1911). See www.mining-landscapes.org/route/18

Celebrating the centenary of the Welfare Park #Newtongrange. A big thank you to everyone who visited our stall and shared their mining memories. Our Aileen on top form and ‘full of beans’ as usual. A great day and the weather held. #MiningHeritage

A Lilly Controller takes pride of place in the newly refurbished cafe at the National Mining Museum Scotland, an automatic safety device invented by Cornish born William J Lilly, patented in 1915, it controlled the speed of the cage in the shaft #MiningHeritage #EngineeringHeritage #AllMetalMonday

Some news from south of the border, the extractive landscape of #Purbeck #ballclay #Dorset is commemorated in a new walking trail.

Coal tide, Silversands Bay #Aberdour #Fife #Coal Coast

Time for #WalkoftheWeek featuring another of our original walks round Gartmorn Dam created by a former MSc student Rebekah with support from #Clackmannanshire Field Studies Society exploring the #industrialhistory of the Dam and the local collieries see www.mining-landscapes.org/route/7

Pottering along the coastal footpath at #StMonan’s #Fife first time I’ve noticed the surviving Leven and East Fife Railway infrastructure, opened early 1860s closed to passengers in 1965 and goods in 1966 #RailwayHeritage

Chains #Dunbar Harbour East Lothian #AllMetalMonday

New blog (👉 www.mining-landscapes.org/blog) uploaded to our collection from Ross Anderson (#Newtongrange Community Council) exploring the heritage/history of the Welfare Park which is celebrating its centenary year on Sat 29th and yes #MiningLandscapes will be there ‘manning a stand’ #MiningHeritage

The shallow void at the former Westfield opencast coaling site between #Kinglassie and #Ballingry #Fife for today’s #MiningLandscape

February 2020 to August 2026 some six years and the rusty old abandoned vehicle is almost submerged into the vegetation #Greengairs opencast North #Lanarkshire #MiningLandscapes

Want to catch up with all #MiningLandscapes #EcoMuseum news and activities in one place? Our regular news review the Coal Vaults is ready for reading for July and August nip to www.mining-landscapes.org/news

For #FerrousFriday embedded in the abandoned road across the former Greengairs Opencast Coaling site #Lanarkshire. Any idea what it is or what it is part of? #MiningLandscapes

One for #WallsonWednesday built in 2016, 15m long provides a safe nesting habitat for #SandMartins for more on the story see fpcr.co.uk/project/sand-m… located at #Ryton Pools Country Park #Warwickshire a former site of gravel extraction and land fill #postindustriallandscapes

Ending the Midlands explore with themes of sand, gravel and water the former #LeaMarston purification lakes, #Warwicks created from extraction, engineered in the 70s to filter the polluted River Tame that flows through #Birmingham now being transformed to a #wetland environment.