Scottish coal industry
E296122
The Scottish coal industry was a once-dominant sector of Scotland’s economy centered on the mining, processing, and export of coal that powered the country’s industrialization before its steep decline in the late 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scottish coal industry canonical | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal industry
ⓘ
economic sector ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
UK miners' strike (1984–1985)
|
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| declineCause |
competition from oil and gas
ⓘ
depletion of easily worked coal seams ⓘ imported coal ⓘ pit closures policy of UK governments ⓘ shift to nuclear power ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| economicRole |
key driver of Scottish industrialization
ⓘ
major component of Scottish economy ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
landscape alteration in Central Belt
ⓘ
spoil heaps and bings ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
England
ⓘ
Continental Europe ⓘ
surface form:
continental Europe
|
| governedBy |
Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946
ⓘ
Coal Mines Act 1911 ⓘ |
| heritageSite |
National Mining Museum Scotland
ⓘ
Lady Victoria Colliery ⓘ
surface form:
Newtongrange Lady Victoria Colliery
National Mining Museum Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Mining Museum
|
| laborForce | coal miners in Scotland ⓘ |
| laborOrganization |
National Union of Mineworkers
ⓘ
surface form:
National Union of Mineworkers (Scottish Area)
Scottish Miners' Federation ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Mineworkers Union
|
| locatedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
Ayrshire
ⓘ
central Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
Central Belt of Scotland
Clackmannanshire ⓘ East Lothian ⓘ Fife ⓘ Lanarkshire ⓘ Lothian ⓘ
surface form:
Lothians
Stirlingshire ⓘ West Lothian ⓘ |
| mainResource | coal ⓘ |
| majorGrowthPhase | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| managedBy |
National Coal Board
ⓘ
surface form:
British Coal
National Coal Board ⓘ |
| nationalizationDate | 1947 ⓘ |
| nationalizedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom government
|
| peakEmploymentPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
interwar years ⓘ |
| peakProductionPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| relatedIndustry |
Scottish iron industry
ⓘ
Scottish shipbuilding industry ⓘ Scottish steel industry ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| socialImpact |
creation of mining communities in Scotland
ⓘ
subsequent unemployment in former mining areas ⓘ |
| startPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| status | largely defunct by early 21st century ⓘ |
| suppliedSector |
domestic heating in Scotland
ⓘ
iron and steel industry in Scotland ⓘ railway industry in Scotland ⓘ shipbuilding industry in Scotland ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.