Fallin’s wee mining museum

After over 80 years of coal production, Polmaise Colliery, in the village of Fallin, near Stirling, closed. The pit buildings … More

Was John Taylor Scotland’s oldest man… at 137

Perched above the tiny Scottish village of Leadhills is a cemetery. At first glance it is a perfectly ordinary rural … More

East Benhar Mine was a short-lived enterprise established in 1940 by Messrs Barr and Thorntonand abandoned 17 years later. It … More

While islands abound on Scotland’s west coast, they are few and far between on the eastern seaboard and the majority … More

Many towns and villages in Fife owe their existence to coal mining. Others, however, were lost and, in some cases, … More