Bing, Woolmet Colliery
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Bing, Woolmet Colliery
Image: © Richard Webb Taken: 12 Jun 2026
Woolmet was replaced by Monktonhall, a modern colliery, in the late 1960s and the bing is now an informal open space. Mining stopped below here in 1998 when the geological issues and flooding finally ended deep mining in the Lothians.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.916686
Longitude
-3.104894