West Lothian coalfield area
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The West Lothian coalfield area is a historic coal-mining region in West Lothian, Scotland, characterized by its industrial heritage and associated mining communities.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lothian coalfield | 1 |
| West Lothian coalfield | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coalfield
ⓘ
geographic region ⓘ historic industrial region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
canal transport of coal
ⓘ
miners' housing ⓘ pithead structures ⓘ railway infrastructure ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| currentCharacteristic |
heritage interpretation of mining history
ⓘ
post-industrial landscape ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
associated heavy industry
ⓘ
deep coal mining ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
colliery sites
ⓘ
industrial archaeology ⓘ mining villages ⓘ |
| hasNaturalResource | coal ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
coal extraction
ⓘ
fuel supply for domestic heating ⓘ powering local industry ⓘ |
| impact |
development of local communities
ⓘ
regional economic growth during industrial era ⓘ shaping settlement patterns in West Lothian ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coal mining
ⓘ
industrial heritage ⓘ mining communities ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Belt of Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Lothian ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish coalfields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century industrialisation
ⓘ
20th century coal industry ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lothian coalfield
this entity surface form:
West Lothian coalfield