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The area between Leadhills and Wanlockhead was the richest lead mining district in Scotland. [5]The Leadhills concession was obtained from the Earl of Hopetoun [6] on whose land a significant deposits of lead and silver had been mined since 1513, [7] and a limited gold mining operation had begun in 1517.
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Abandoned lead mine buildings at Mulreesh on Islay. [1]Lead ore has been mined and refined in Scotland for centuries, primarily in the form of galena.It was a versatile material used for roofing material high-status buildings, fabricating the pipework of Linlithgow Palace fountain, glazing windows, and producing alloys such as pewter and latten.
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The Longannet power station near Kincardine used to source much of its coal from nearby pits but the Longannet coal mine closed after severe flooding in 2002, an event which more or less marked the end of deep mining in Fife and indeed Scotland. Opencasting in Fife was severely reduced after the premature closure of the power station.
Viewpark takes its name from a rural estate of that name, [3] [4] located just off New Edinburgh Road (today part of the A721, which dates from the early 19th century and is thus 'new' only by comparison to Old Edinburgh Road which runs parallel further north), near to which was the Viewpark Colliery, one of several mines dug in the area between Uddingston, Bellshill and the North Calder Water ...