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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 806085
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/806085
NT36SW 22.16 centred 3329 6368
The Hopper stored the cleaned coal in readiness for loading into railway wagons, and latterly lorries standing below. An interesting feature of its construction is the series of convex curves in its walls to carry the weight of coal.
Information taken from Lady Victoria Scottish Mining Museum pamphlet dated 1991.