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Fireplace at mine, Remains of slate quarrying, Mine cart, old pier

Industrial heritage

Scotland has many important industrial sites tracing the growth and development of the Industrial Revolution, including iron works, coal pits, slate mines and lead mines, and several of these sites are on what is now the national forest estate.

Site locations

The place markers do not show the exact position of the sitesFor location details, please use the grid reference provided on the site pages.


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Industrial heritage sites