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Justin Parkes @justparkes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Hopefully I will run my guided walk of the surviving branch of the Monkland Canal again next year. In the meantime…

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EcoMuseum of Scottish Mining Landscapes @mininglandscapes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Time for #WalkoftheWeek featuring another of our original walks round Gartmorn Dam created by a former MSc student Rebekah with support from #Clackmannanshire Field Studies Society exploring the #industrialhistory of the Dam and the local collieries see www.mining-landscapes.org/route/7

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NorthLan Heritage @nlheritage.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Our Doors Open Days tour of the Industrial History Store on 12 September is now sold out but we still have places on the canal walk at 2pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/doors-open...

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Doors Open Day- Guided Canal Walk

Explore the history of the Gartsherrie Branch of the Monkland Canal, now a Scheduled Monument, with the Industrial History Curator.

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Scottish Transport & Industrial Collections & Knowledge Network @sticknetwork.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Join us on 13 November to celebrate 200 years of Scotland’s railways Booking is live for our autumn conference at the Engine Shed, Sirling. Topics include viaducts, signalling & how the railways created the fish supper! Book here www.eventbrite.com/e/stick-conf...

A monchrome photograph taken between two trains on railway sidings. Red lettering over the top reads ‘STICK CONFERENCE: ‘200 Years of Scotland’s Railways’ 13 November 2026 Stirling’.

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Rebekah Higgitt @rhiggitt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We (the fabulous Science & Technology department @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social) are looking for a FT fixed-term Assistant Curator. Details here: careers.nms.ac.uk/job/936922 Deadline: 6 September

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Assistant Curator, Technology

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Museums Association @museumsassociation.org · 26/08/2026

Deadlines approaching: Anti-racist Museums Programme and conference panel for Belfast 2027 📆 You’ve got one week left to apply for your museum to join the next cohort of our ARMP, or to join our decision-making panel for next year’s MA conference in Belfast.

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Undiscovered Scotland @undisscot.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The National Mining Museum Scotland at Newtongrange, three miles south of the Edinburgh bypass. Located in the buildings of the old Lady Victoria Colliery, it provides an amazing insight into an industry once vital to Scotland and now gone. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland

The National Mining Museum Scotland at Newtongrange. The image shows a view across a road with a car park on the right. A range of large brick colliery buildings is topped off by the winding gear supported on a black metal structure just to the left of the centre of the frame, while a tall brick chimney is on the right of the frame, above the housing for a conveyor system. The sky is almost completely blue.

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NorthLan Heritage @nlheritage.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

On Saturday 12 September join a curator at Summerlee Museum for a store tour & a guided walk along the route of the Summerlee branch of the Monkland Canal The tours, which are part of the #DoorsOpenDays festival are free but please book ahead, details here www.doorsopendays.org.uk/regions/nort...

A view from high up through the gates of an open air museum with a large, two storey exhibition hall in the distance and people walking towards it. In the top foreground, at the top of the gate is a cut metal sign reading, 'SUMMERLEE'.

A photograph from the early 1900s showing an industrial scene. In the foreground a shallow stream and a canal lead to an ironworks with several chimneys and steam rising from within the works.

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EcoMuseum of Scottish Mining Landscapes @mininglandscapes.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

New blog uploaded to our collection ‘Pithead’ by our project artist Yvonne Weighand Lyle that tells the story of her painting from its conception back in 1995 at Lady Victoria Colliery to its current Parliamentary Office home and all bits in between. For full story see www.mining-landscapes.org/blog

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Women's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

A new paperback edition of Scottish Women: A Documentary History, 1780–1914 is now available from @edinburghup.bsky.social 📚 This collection of sources brings Scottish women’s voices and experiences to life across a variety of themes. Read More 🔗 womenshistoryscotland.org/2026/08/22/s...

Book cover for Scottish Women: A Documentary History, 1780–1914, edited by Esther Breitenbach, Linda Fleming, S. Karly Kehoe, and Lesley Orr. The cover has a teal-blue header with the large white title and subtitle. Below is a collage of historical images and documents, including photographs of Scottish women and children, illustrations, handwritten letters, newspaper clippings, and a building, framed by a tan background.

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Nina Baker @ninabake2.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

My discussion with Alison of @infinite-women.com about my discoveries of female seafarers in #WW1 & #WW2: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/... The page has a link to a transcript. My book on the subject: cramptonmoorhousepublishing.blogspot.com/2026/04/new-...

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Dr Nina Baker on Scottish merchant navy seawomen by Infinite Women

Dr Nina Baker tells us about the women in her book, “Supposed Killed or Drowned by Enemy Action at Sea,” about Scottish merchant navy women who died as a result of enemy action in the First and Second...

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Past Glasgow @pastglasgow.co.uk · 19/08/2026

On this day in 1872, Glasgow's first horse-drawn tram service was introduced. The first line ran from St George's Cross to Eglinton Toll, via New City Rd and Jamaica Bridge. #Glasgow #otd

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 20/08/2026

🛠️Our repair and adaptation fund is open for applications! Accredited museums can apply for up to £100k to make urgent repairs or changes to their building. Recent awardees include Scottish Fisheries Museum (pictured) who received £91k to replace the roof of their oldest building. 🔗 bit.ly/3UIGBbL

A birds eye view of a grey tiled roof under construction. There is a person in a hi-vis jacket fitting tiles to the roof.

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NorthLan Heritage @nlheritage.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Next month marks the 67th anniversary of the #Auchengeich Colliery Disaster. 47 miners were suffocated following an underground fire To mark the anniversary Summerlee Museum is displaying a collection of items relating to Auchengeich Colliery & the 1959 disaster lent by Harry & Michelle Lycett-Nutt

A large glass museum display case containing a display of objects including a commemorative plate and a shovel and a variety of documents.

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Will Tullett @willtullett.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

As we get closer to publication day for Sniff: A History of Smells, a reminder that the first book talk I'm giving is at David's in Letchworth Garden City (my local!) on the 16th of September. There will be smells and it'll be lots of fun! www.davids-bookshops.co.uk/products/eve...

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Event Ticket: Will Tullett, 16th September 2026

Date: 16th September 2026, 7pm Venue: David's Bookshop. This is an in person event (not available to attend online) Event to start at 7pm, doors opening 6:30pm. Please note there are no physical ticke...

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Scottish Transport & Industrial Collections & Knowledge Network @sticknetwork.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The call for papers for our autumn conference closes on Friday The event in Stirling on 13 November celebrates Scotland’s #Railway200 Email stickssn@gmail.com with your proposal or if you have any questions - don’t miss the train!

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EcoMuseum of Scottish Mining Landscapes @mininglandscapes.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

In central Fife looking for something different and free to do with the kids there are still places left at #MiningLandscapes Coalscapes event ecology hunt, geology session with the rock doctor and art work shop for info and tickets nip to www.mining-landscapes.org/news/coalsca...

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hannah @hannahkateboast.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I'm looking for sites and collections in and around Edinburgh related to the history of cardboard and paper. Suggestions welcome!

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Scottish Transport & Industrial Collections & Knowledge Network @sticknetwork.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Call for Papers! Our autumn conference will celebrate Scotland’s #Railway200 We are taking a broad approach to the subject &, as ever welcome proposals for short talks from anyone with an interest in Scotland’s transport & industrial history. Email stickssn@gmail.com

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

A recently constructed replica of the Comet in Port Glasgow. Designed by Henry Bell and launched in 1812, it was named after the great comet of 1811. Cont./ #glasgow #pscomet #glasgowhistory #scotland #portglasgow

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EcoMuseum of Scottish Mining Landscapes @mininglandscapes.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Want to be able to upload your own landscape journey to the #Mininglandscapes #Eco-Museum? Our new admin wizard is now live. Why not join up for a free training sessions? Sessions will start from Sept 2026 and will run monthly until April 2027. Email Aileen mining-landscapes@stir.ac.uk

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EcoMuseum of Scottish Mining Landscapes @mininglandscapes.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

…and just for the adults #MiningLandscapes are teaming up with artist Winston Plowes at Westfield the former opencast coaling site #Kinglassie #Fife for ‘Dances With Time’ a free #landart taster session Mon 20th July. More info and to book nip to 👉 www.mining-landscapes.org/news/dances-...

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Museums Association @museumsassociation.org · 25/06/2026

Run a networking session at Conference 2026 🤝 Are you a grassroots network or volunteer-run sector support organisation looking to meet up at this year’s conference in November? We’ll have space for groups to run informal get-togethers –⁠ complete our form by Tuesday to express your interest 👇

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Run a networking session at Conference 2026 - Museums Association

Networks invited to propose an informal session for delegates

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EcoMuseum of Scottish Mining Landscapes @mininglandscapes.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Still time to book to join the #MiningLandscapes team at the former Westfield opencast coal mining site, #Ballingry #Fife turn a postindustrial landscape into space for family fun with plant treasure hunts, a session with Katie the rock doctor and art activities link in thread…

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NorthLan Heritage @nlheritage.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

#OnThisDay in 1770 navvies cut the 1st sod to make the Monkland Canal, under the supervision of steam engine pioneer James Watt Most of the canal is now buried beneath the M8 motorway but stretches still remain around Coatbridge & Calderbank www.northlanmuseums.co.uk/story/the-mo... 1/2

A picture postcard view of malleable ironworks in Coatbridge around 1900, seen from across the narrow waterway of the Monkland Canal. Much scrap iron lies in piles on the far bank and beyond are low open sheds and multiple chimneys. This section of the canal was supervised by James Watt in the early 1770s.

A modern day view of roughly the same location, at the top of Coatbank Street in Coatbridge. We are looking down on a dual carriageway. There are grass and trees on the sides and Coats Parish Church is visible on the horizon. Three seagulls circle above.

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EcoMuseum of Scottish Mining Landscapes @mininglandscapes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The site of Stein’s Castlecary #brickworks #Allandale Greater #Falkirk opened at end of 19th Century and closed 1980s. Allegedly the home of the longest 300m kiln in the world now slowly being over run by the vibrant yellow of biting stonecrop #industriallandscape #dereliction

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NorthLan Heritage @nlheritage.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Today's #OnlineArtExchange is about 'Machines' Here's a steam hammer, invention of Scottish engineer & artist James Nasmyth This unattributed watercolour from around 1920 shows a hammer at work in the Waverley Iron & Steel Works, Coatbridge artuk.org/discover/art... @artukdotorg.bsky.social

Two men work at a large steam hammer in an ironworks. The hammer is supported by a heavy metal arched structure. The interior is gloomy with a low roof but is illuminated by the red glow from a piece of iron which is being struck by the hammer.

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Looking forward to it! Share your machine themed artworks next week with the hashtag 🤖 #OnlineArtExchange

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NorthLan Heritage @nlheritage.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

The theme of this week's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange is discovery Daniel Macnee's portrait of William Cameron, Underground Manager for Scottish ironmasters William Baird & Co shows him with the surveying tools he used to prospect for coal & ironstone artuk.org/discover/art...

A Victorian oil painting showing a middle aged man in a brown overcoat and dark suit, standing in an industrial environment with the flames and smoking chimneys of Gartsherrie Iron Works behind him. He holds a can in his left hand and at his feet are a theodolite on a tripod and a surveyor's chain.

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Undiscovered Scotland @undisscot.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

The Union Canal at Linlithgow. After four years' construction it opened in 1822 and its 31½ lock-free miles follow the 240ft contour from Edinburgh to Falkirk, giving it the name it was known by at the time, the "mathematical river". More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland

The Union Canal at Linlithgow. The image shows a view out of the mouth of a canal tunnel into a broadening of the canal in which are moored three canal boats. There is a wall on the right which slopes down as it moves away from the viewer. There are buildings in the background on the right and trees on the left. The scene is in sunlight.

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EcoMuseum of Scottish Mining Landscapes @mininglandscapes.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

#MiningLandscapes first gala of the season at #Musselburgh last weekend. Here is Steff all ready to go and a selection of the kiddie’s colouring. We will be at #Kincardine this Sat 20th June. What to know more about the origins of the mining gala nip 👉 www.mining-landscapes.org/blog/gala-days on

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Scottish Transport & Industrial Collections & Knowledge Network @sticknetwork.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Next week’s #OnlineArtExchange is one after our own heart: ’Machines’ We can’t wait to see what machine- related artwork our followers post on Thursday. Don’t forget to tag us & @artukdotorg.bsky.social in!

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South Glasgow Heritage & Environment Trust @sghetorg.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

📆 Cathcart Heritage Trail ~ Sun 5th July... join us to explore the past & present heritage of the former village that became a stylish #Glasgow suburb. Discover mills & workers cottages, artists & architects, royalty & rebellion, a lost castle and more #Glasgow 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cathcart-h...

Flyer for the event featuring a photo of part of the remains of the Old Cathcart Parish Church tower and its surrounding wall topped with an old iron lamp stand (now lampless) made by the Saracen Foundry of W. MacFarlane & Co in Possilpark.

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NorthLan Heritage @nlheritage.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

We often publish stories on our website about great North Lanarkshire engineering companies of the past This time we tell the story of a thriving modern business based in one of our most historic factories, Cairnhill Structures of the Sun Works #Coatbridge www.northlanmuseums.co.uk/story/engine...

A view inside a large engineering works with a high ceiling and large windows down one side. In the foreground large steel objects lie on pallets.

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EcoMuseum of Scottish Mining Landscapes @mininglandscapes.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

If you are in West Fife Aileen and Catherine are in Kincardine Library chatting about the #MiningLandscapes project and the walking routes evening of Monday 15th to book a free place just email mining-landscapes@stir.ac.uk

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Workers at Sturrock & Murray Engineers Date: n.d (c.1910) Ref: GD/X320

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

🧵3 posts You would never guess where I have been this morning! Tucked away on Front Street at Glasshoughton is one of Castleford’s most unusual historic survivors. This Grade II listed public urinal, dating from the late Victorian or early Edwardian period, is far more than a simple convenience.

This is a Grade II listed Victorian cast-iron urinal, manufactured by Walter MacFarlane & Co. at the Saracen Foundry in Glasgow in the late 19th century. Similar ornate, prefabricated structures, sometimes called "pissoirs" or "Temples of Relief," are found in cities like Birmingham, Bristol, and London. The panels feature intricate geometric and floral designs, though this example shows significant rust and paint peeling. These structures are legally protected as rare examples of historical street furniture,

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NorthLan Heritage @nlheritage.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

This is a timely question from @oneplacestudies.bsky.social as we have recently published a blog post about Scotland's 1st modern railway, the Monkland & Kirkintilloch, on its bicentenary www.northlanmuseums.co.uk/story/the-mo... #Railway200

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The Monkland & Kirkintilloch Railway – CultureNL Museums

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Friends of Kinneil @kinneil.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

🎺Great news on future of Kinneil Museum! Thanks to all involved in working towards positive outcome ~ [NB Visitors should note museum’s temporary closure from 1-12 June for transitional period] Read more 👉 kinneil.org.uk/2026/05/31/n...

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News on future of Kinneil Museum & temporary closure, 1-12 June

Following prolonged uncertainty and discussions surrounding the future of Falkirk Council’s Kinneil Museum, which was facing closure from the end of May, a joint statement has now issued from…

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 01/06/2026

🎉We're delighted to announce £1.3 million has been awarded to 14 organisations through the latest round of Museum Futures funding. 🔗Find out more in the news story on our website: buff.ly/E5rB3Vc

alt: An adult with dark skin, an adult with medium dark skin, and a child with medium-dark skin laugh and wave as they lean out of the side of an old red and yellow tram.

“Scotland’s museums have a strong track record of adapting, innovating, and collaborating in response to changing circumstances. What is particularly exciting about these Museum Futures awards is that they are giving organisations the time, confidence, and support to build on that strength by testing new ideas, developing partnerships, and finding creative ways to secure their future while continuing to serve their communities.” Lucy Casot, CEO, Museums Galleries Scotland

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EcoMuseum of Scottish Mining Landscapes @mininglandscapes.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Join #MiningLandscapes and Land Artist Winston Plowes for ‘Dances with Time’ a free taster session 20th July at the former Westfield Opencast Coaling Site #Fife over 18s only for info and to book a place nip to www.mining-landscapes.org/news #landart #MiningHeritage

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Museums Association @museumsassociation.org · 01/06/2026

Free event tomorrow | Members Together Online: Solidarity in Action 🤝 How can museums support our diverse communities in the UK and provide a collaborative space for building coalitions of mutual support? Join us for a 90-minute online discussion with sector leaders – free for all MA members 👇

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Members Together Online - Museums Association

These free events, exclusively for our members, bring you together for interactive, insightful meetings on the most pressing museum topics …

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The remains of a stone dam under the Great Western Road Bridge at Kelvinbridge in Glasgow. This fed the South Woodside Paper mill, and may have been established as early as 1690. Cont./ #glasgow #kelvinbridge #riverkelvin #glasgowhistory

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GVVT Bridgeton @gvvtbridgeton.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

We’re proud to be taking part in Volunteers’ Week 2026 – marking 42 years of saying thank you to all volunteers across the UK for everything they do for society. #VolunteersWeek This week we'll feature some random images of our wonderful volunteers at work.

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David Connolly BAJR @bajr-badger.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Project Supervisors & Project Officers Fieldwork AOC Archaeology Salary: £29,208 - £37,507 Closing Date: June 26, 2026 Location: Milton Keynes www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...

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Project Supervisors & Project Officers Fieldwork - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources

Salary: £29,208 - £37,507Closing Date: 26/06/26Location: Milton Keynes

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The East Station. Looking east along Dock Street from the bottom of trades lane. Lots of people can be seen exiting from the station. Taken at 2.25pm Date: c.1920 Collection: Engineers Negatives Collection (GD/Mus230) Reference: GD/MUS230/6/9/6

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EcoMuseum of Scottish Mining Landscapes @mininglandscapes.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Marking the end of #NationalWalkingMonth with the introduction of new icons for our Landscape Journeys: sport/leisure, memorials, social infrastructure and art. Published routes to be retrofitted over the coming months. Fancy walking your local #miningheritage follow the thread…

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Undiscovered Scotland @undisscot.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The superb Museum of Lead Mining can be found high in the Lowther Hills in Wanlockhead, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland's highest village. It should be on the "must see" list of anyone visiting or passing through southern Scotland. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Wanlockhead

The Museum of Lead Mining. The image shows a view down onto a car park with, behind it, a long single storey stone building stretching across the centre of the frame, made up of distinct parts. Behind it the land rises and there are stone buildings in the upper right of the frame. The scene is in sunlight.

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