Site of Polkemmet Colliery
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Site of Polkemmet Colliery
Image: © Richard Webb Taken: 16 Jan 2009
Polkemmet, the last of many pits in West Lothian, was closed after the 1984-85 miner's strike. Since then there has been some opencast mining, and now much of the land between Whitburn and Fauldhouse is being landscaped and restored with ambitious plans for golf courses and new parks.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.85756
Longitude
-3.703453