Iron rich burn, Bridgehouse
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Iron rich burn, Bridgehouse
Image: © Richard Webb Taken: 9 Jan 2009
This burn, running through a beechwood opposite the Bridgehouse Community Hall, drains a glen with a lot of old coal mines. Coal is often rich in iron(II) sulphide, which is a foodstuff for some bacteria, producing the rust colouration of iron(III) ions. The water is almost certainly running from some disused coal workings.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.922048
Longitude
-3.6994