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Event ID 1150171
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Note
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1150171
A obelisk monument erected by William Dixon Ltd to commemorate the lives lost at two explosions at Blantrye colliery in 1877 and 1879. The 1877 explosion was the largest single loss of life at any Scottish colliery.
Information from HES 15 December 2022
