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Treasured Places

Date 20 June 2007

Event ID 545911

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Treasured Places

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/545911

Dating from the 19th century, Lady Victoria Colliery ceased production in 1981 and is now the home of the Scottish Mining Museum. The colliery was named in honour of the wife of the Marquis of Lothian, who also built the neighbouring village of Newtongrange to house the miners from the pit. Originally, the shaft was sunk to a depth of 530m and, for a while, it was the deepest pit in Scotland. Later in its working life, the colliery also served as an engineering centre for the area.

Information from RCAHMS (MKO, SC) 20 June 2007

Oglethorpe, M K 2006

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