Our mining accident section covers fatal accidents for the whole of Scotland, and is continually updated with new research. Other resources include information on miners housing, health, strikes, the 1842 Children's Employment Commission, lists of mines and collieries, a glossary of mining terms and a section on war memorials. Recent Additions:

Gold panning in the UK - map with history of gold panning in Scotland, England and Wales. f73ca8f2-64bc-459e-b586-53c451670742. Gold panning is nothing new, indeed a 15th-century mine at Tyndrum supplied King James I with treasure. This map shows where gold has been - and can still be - found in Scotland, England and Wales.

Fatal Accident Inquiries Before 1895. There are fewer sources for fatal accidents before 1895. The records of the Lord Advocate's Department (our reference AD) include registers of sudden deaths, fatal accident inquiries and accidents in mines, 1848-1935 (AD12). Records of deaths can also be found in the procedure books (AD9) which list cases ...

History. Dalry (from Scottish Gaelic Dail Ruighe 'the haugh at the slope') is a small settlement on the Rye Burn. Its history has signs of early inhabitants in the area; the remains of an ancient fort, made of three concentric round walls, can be found on the summit of Carwinning Hill to the North of Dalry, west of the B784 to Largs.. In 1883 excavations by John Smith of caves in the Dalry ...

Contents. The Coal Authority holds coal mining data in a national database. This provides information on past and present coal mining. The Interactive Map Viewer and the …

Mines. Mining in the British Isles began in the Neolithic period, around 6000 years ago, when flint was mined at Grimes Graves, in Norfolk, and the South Downs. A hard stone was quarried, to make polished hand axes, around Great Langdale and Scafell in …

Birth, Death and Marriage Records. The majority of Scottish birth, death and marriage records are held in the custody of the Registrar General for Scotland at New Register House in Edinburgh. There are separate guides to each of the registers which you can access at the links below. You can order an official extract (or certificate) of an entry ...

Borrowstounness (commonly known as Bo'ness (/ b oʊ ˈ n ɛ s / boh-NESS)) is a town and former burgh and seaport on the south bank of the Firth of Forth in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. Historically part of the county of West Lothian, it is a place within the Falkirk council area, 16.9 miles (27.2 km) north-west of Edinburgh and 6.7 miles (10.8 km) east of Falkirk.

Whitesmith Mine, Strontian, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK : An open-cut barite-lead-zinc-silver mine owned by Minworth Ltd.'s subsidiary Strontian Minerals. At Whitesmith Mine, the Strontian Main Vein is developed within an east-west trending 'crush zone' ...

Coal Mining Theme - Higher Resolution Data The data available through the Higher Resolution Tab of the Interactive Viewer can be viewed at a scale larger than 1:25,000. This information is provided pursuant to the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 ("EIR"), and …

Coal mining in Cumbria. In 2014, West Cumbria Mining set about screening an area near Whitehaven where it hopes to establish a new coal mine. Rich seams of coking coal run below this area and out under the sea. West Cumbria Mining hopes this coal could help minimise the 45Mtpa of coking coal currently imported by the UK and Europe.

This is a database of over 164,000 records containing the details of coalmining accidents and deaths in the UK. Some names are shown as Witheld - this is for reasons of Data Protection and relates to all records of people injured since 1950. ...

We've sung Scotland's praises here and encouraged everybody to move north, but for all its joys Scotland has a dark side too. I'm a Scot but that doesn't stop me from casting a critical eye.

158 West Broom (standing, Durham, North Brancepeth Coal Co. 159 Westerton, Chester-le-Street, Bolckow,Vaughan, and Co., Limited. ... New Mine, West Bromwich, Jckson and Son. 381 Wednesbury, Old Park, Wednesbury, Patent Shaft and Axle Co. ... SCOTLAND. NOTE. - The Collieries marked C. are worked in the Calciferious Sandstone series, and those ...

In the 1960s and early 1970s various major companies carried out extensive exploration programmes for base–metals mainly in south–west England and north–east Scotland. As a result the Wheal Jane, Mount Wellington and Pendarves tin mines were brought into production in the early 1970s.

Very little coal was found in the south, but vast amounts were found in the Midlands, the North, the North-east and parts of Scotland. Because coal was so difficult and expensive to move, towns and other industries grew up around the coal mining areas so …

Lists of Mines. List of mines have been compiled and published on various websites. These are listed below. We will be concentrating our efforts in compiling lists on years which are not already covered elsewhere. Year. Website. 1854. Scottish Mining Website (list of collieries) 1860.

West Lothian, Scotland. The Rusha coal mine by Banks Group began extracting coal from the site in 2012. It had planned to extract about 1.5 million tonnes of coal over its 154 hectares. The site had 150 employees and traffic movements of up to 63 coal wagons a day. Restoration of the site has now commenced.

Towns and Villages. Whether you're hoping to explore picturesque towns, coastal communities or quaint villages, you'll find a destination that captures your heart in the South. Immerse yourself in our communities, where you can see the local historical attractions, drink the regional tipple, dine in award-winning restaurants, and meet our ...

Brewsterite-Sr on Calcite: from Clashgorm Mine, Strontian, North West Highlands, Scotland (Type Locality for Brewsterite-Sr) Brewsterite-Sr with Calcite from Whitesmith Mine, near Strontian, Loch Sunart, Highland (formerly Argyll), Scotland (Type Locality for Brewsterite-Sr)

1) Glen O'Dee Hospital, Banchory. This abandoned sanatorium, which was originally named Nordrach-on-Dee Hospital, opened its doors back …

Here are some of the best places to pan for gold in Scotland. Helmsdale, North East Scotland. On the North Eastern coast of Scotland the River Helmsdale and especially the Kildonan Burn carry gold. Located at the site of Baile an Or a stretch of the Burn is open to anyone to pan for gold for a maximum of two weeks a year.

A photographic record of travels around the UK photograhing of the many surface remains of metal mines, coal mines, stone mines and quarries for use by mine explorers historians and walkers ICLOK

"My view, and that of others, is that we will end up with a number of gold mines in the west of Scotland, either on the same scale as Cononish or perhaps a little bit bigger, assuming the gold ...

An introduction to coal mining in the North East-Part of the North East England history web site. ... Creetown - Lead Mines & Lead Shot Mill, South West Scotland. Copperas Stone Picking on the Isle of Sheppey . The Tankerton copperas works and the copperas industry in the south of England.

The British Geological Survey has been collecting locational and other information about operating mineral workings in the United Kingdom since its formation in 1835 and the current publication summarising this data is the Directory of Mines and Quarries, Eleventh Edition 2020. This edition of the Directory contains information on operational ...

Mine Search & Map. Use the tools below to search for mines, quarries & sites. You can combine all inputs, e.g. just searching by name, or by combining with other search parameters. All inputs are optional, use as many or as few as you wish. You can toggle your …

Scotland loves a bridge. But under the most famous of all, the Forth bridge, ran a five kilometre long tunnel which linked two coal mines. Photograph: Murdo Macleod

4. Records before 1850. Many mines and quarries were on land owned by the Crown, the Duchy of Lancaster or the Duchy of Cornwall. The National Archives holds records of these as well as some privately owned mines and quarries. Search our catalogue using keywords such as …

Peak District Mines Historical Society - Mines Indexes & Colliery Accidents . This group, dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of mining in the Peak District National Park and much of the surrounding countryside (portions of Derbyshire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, and South and West Yorkshire), offers online 1896 lists of mine from across England, Scotland and Wales.