What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Blantyre, Blantyre Cemetery, Blantyre Mining Disaster Memorial as Commemorative Monument (19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Commemorative monument, 19th century. It marks the site of the Blantyre Mining Disaster, one of the deadliest mining accidents in British history, and serves as a memorial to the victims, highlighting industrial safety issues of the time.
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Places near here
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High BlantyreWell (period Unassigned) · 493 yd
BlantyreCist(s) (period Unassigned), Cinerary Urn(s) (period Unassigned) · 680 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Blantyre, Glasgow Road, Primitive Methodist ChapelChurch (20th Century) - (20th Century), Hall (20th Century) · 896 yd
David Livingstone StatueMemorial · 953 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Blantyre, Glasgow Road, Livingstone Memorial ChurchChurch (19th Century) · 967 yd
David Livingstone and LionMemorial · 1.1 mi
Blantyre, David Livingstone CentreNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
David Livingstone MuseumMuseum · 1.2 mi
CrossbasketCountry House (19th Century), Tower House (16th Century) · 1.2 mi
Bothwell CastleNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
AuchentibberWood · 1.7 mi
Calderwood CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.8 mi