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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.

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