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Bothwell Castle No. 1 and 2, Colliery

Colliery (period Unassigned)

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Bothwell Castle No. 1 and 2, Colliery marks two mining shafts beside the old castle in South Lanarkshire. Whether men dug coal beneath the castle walls or beside them, the earth gave up its black treasure while men risked their lungs and bones. The castle watched, stones cold and proud, while the colliery did the dirty work of keeping lights on and kettles boiling.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Bothwell Castle No. 1 and 2, Colliery as Colliery (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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