Newtongrange
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Newtongrange by Kevin Rae as part of the Geograph project.
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Newtongrange
Image: © Kevin Rae Taken: 15 Jul 2005
This picture shows a reminder of what built this village the Lady Victoria Colliery which is now the Scottish Mining Museum. The village was built by the Lothian Coal Company vand became the largest pit village in Scotland. In recent years the village has been rejuvenated and the old miners cottages of which there are rows and rows have been lovingly restored
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Image Location
Latitude
55.860079
Longitude
-3.063983