Muirkirk Miners' Memorial
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Muirkirk Miners' Memorial
Image: © Mary and Angus Hogg Taken: 20 Oct 2007
This striking monument is located in the Muirkirk Heritage Park, opened in 2003. Formerly, Muirkirk was the centre of a thriving industrial area, with local coal mines, iron works and a tar works. The monument records the first colliery death as Matthew Holden in 1892. The last working mine, at Kames, was closed in 1968.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.52197
Longitude
-4.067374