EcoMuseum of Scottish Mining Landscapes

#MiningLandscapes #Ecomuseum has added a new blog to it’s collection 👉 www.mining-landscapes.org/blog an engaging read by former miner David Higgins describing his work at the mine and life in a pit village (Part II out early Nov) #Ayrshire #MiningHistory

Not a Stirling student or not even a student and still want to get involved not a problem just email the team mining-landscapes@stir.ac.uk

Studying at Stirling Uni (any discipline) come and meet the #MiningLandscapes #Ecomuseum team including current student volunteers at our pop-up stall in the Atrium Wed 12 Oct 11.00am to 2.00pm. Find out what all the fuss is about and how you can get involved.

Want a taster? #Artworks by Edward Cawood featured in #MiningLandscapes collection of blogs see 👉 www.mining-landscapes.org/blog/an-intr...

Fancy exploring the post #industriallandscape at Prestongrange #Eastlothian through a new lens, emerging artist Edward Cawood presents a body of work investigating themes of site, value and #industrialhistory Nip to 👉 www.mining-landscapes.org/news for info

State Mine Heritage Park , Lithgow , New South Wales

Thanks Nina there will eventually be two routes one focusing on the Barony and one on the village and Highhouse they will be linked to active travel

Aileen + PhD student volunteer Marina out in #Auchinleck #Ayrshire with folk from the the Community Development Initiative mapping their 2nd route a circular from the Boswell Centre exploring the village and Highhouse Colliery with its surviving engine house and headgear #coal #miningheritage

Prestongrange Colliery (worked from early 19th century to 1962). The A Frame headgear at #Prestongrange Museum #EastLothian from a visit back in August for #AllMetalMonday

2/2 To access the route head to www.mining-landscapes.org/route/127
Why not make a day of it and visit the museum nationalminingmuseum.com
when you arrive, follow this with an exploration of the conservation village www.mining-landscapes.org/route/15 and finish off with a cuppa in the museum cafe.

1/2 A big drum roll for another #Ecomuseum first, a rail tour route #MiningLandscapes (Waverley to #NewtonGrange home of the National Mining Museum Scotland) from the train window a legacy project by Mark Robottom who worked with the team across the summer……

A landlocked mooring bollard with traces of the harbour wall as a bonus for #FerrousFriday at West Wemyss #Fife inner harbour built in the 1870s to accommodate the expanding #coal trade infilled in the 1960s (the older outer harbour survives) #MiningHeritage #MaritimeHeritage

A busy weekend #MiningLandscapes and @palaeokatie.bsky.social
joined the #BridgeofAllan #Stirling WellHouse Restoration team and welcomed around 50 visitors for #DoorsOpen #coppermining #mineralspa

Start of the new academic year offers the opportunity for new students to join our team of project volunteers. A week of flyers, presentations, Q & A sessions and Aileen in her element manning a stand #MiningLandscapes #Ecomuseum

The Forth 275kV River Crossing for #AllMetalMonday. Tower (pylon) XD130, the northern ‘river guardian’ #Kincardine. The tallest in Scotland at 153.9m currently under repair. #industriallandscapes

All ready for #DoorsOpen 27/28 Sept 10-4 join the #BridgeofAllan Well House team, #MiningLandscapes + #ScottishGeologyTrust and about the history/restoration of the peer down the shaft and get a glimpse into the ground beneath your feet with for details see 👉 www.mining-landscapes.org/news

Stretching it a bit for #FerrousFriday those boot nails looked far more rusty in real life. A common find on colliery #bings and always raise the same questions who wore them and discarded because of wear or pit closure? #MiningLandscapes

2/2 To download the walk that starts at the historic harbour and the Victoria and Emma pits, stops by the museum at the Auld Wemyss Ways Heritage Centre and continues along the Fife #coal coast to the site of the Michael Colliery see 👉 www.mining-landscapes.org/route/34

1/2 #MiningLandscapes #Ecomuseum have just uploaded a new route West to East #Wemyss #Fife. Design and research began before Covid by Tam and Davie at the Museum and former volunteer Kerry it is finally finished 🙂 and ready for exploring…..

New for this year handle a piece of rich copper ore mined 200 years ago left on a ledge 50’ down an underground shaft
#MiningHeritage #Geology #DoorsOpen

All prepped and ready for #DoorsOpen 27/28 Sept at the Wellhouse #BridgeofAllan lights down Airthrey Copper Mine/Mineral Spa shaft, mirror in position, space all cleared revealing secrets of the wall and route planned for the walk. For times/details see www.mining-landscapes.org/news

Volunteer Steve at Webster & Horsfall private collection/archive
#BirminghamHeritageWeek
showcasing 300 years of history including (with partners Latch & Batchelor) the invention of locked coiled steel rope that allegedly revolutionised deep mining #MiningHistory #AllMetalMonday

The museum featured in the original project’s blog series back in 2022 see www.mining-landscapes.org/blog/a-mine-...

Catherine has spent the last couple of Saturday afternoons hiding from the rain in the wonderful #WestWemyss Mining Museum #Fife working with Tam on completing the West to #EastWemyss walk. For more about the museum follow the thread…. #MiningHeritage #MiningHistory

Big drum roll the #MiningLandscapes #Ecomuseum have created their 1st listicle 👉 www.mining-landscapes.org/blog showcasing Scotland’s extant pit head baths. We have identified 17 a good number but suspect there are more out there that we have missed just let us know

Rusting British Coal sign for #FerrousFriday lurking amongst the vegetation at the former Michael Colliery site, #EastWemys #Fife #Coal Coast #miningheritage

The 690 yards long tunnel is 19’ high x 5’ wide. It was worked via 3 construction shafts and blasted through solid route in the early 19th century #canalheritage

Out exploring a new #Falkirk route that links Bantaskine, Policy + Redding pits via the Union #Canal + the stunning tunnel with former Coal App volunteer James and his wee one who refused to walk and then attracted the wrath of aggressive swans we didn’t get far #miningheritage

Marking the end of the River #Ayr Way, at the harbour is ‘Gateway’, created by artist Donald Urquhart in #coal resin sourced from #Glenbuck the start of the walk #MiningLandscape #publicart

A puzzle for #AllMetalMonday Lel’s Light which sits at the top of the footpath from Back Dykes to the Play Park #EastWemyss #Fife which will feature on the West to East Wemyss Walk. Why? Always been there? Meanings and who looks after it?
Pic from 2022 currently looking a tad battered.