Bowhill mining area
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Bowhill mining area is a historic coal mining district in Fife, Scotland, that formed part of the region’s once-extensive industrial coalfield.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historic coal mining district ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Scottish coal industry decline
ⓘ
mining communities in Fife ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| currentStatus | largely non-operational ⓘ |
| economicRole | former centre of coal production in Fife ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact | landscape alteration from mining ⓘ |
| era |
19th century industrialisation
ⓘ
20th century coal industry ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Midland Valley of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
collieries
ⓘ
mining villages ⓘ railway connections ⓘ spoil heaps ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized as part of local industrial heritage ⓘ |
| historicalUse | industrial coal extraction ⓘ |
| industry | coal mining ⓘ |
| landUseChange | post-industrial regeneration ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Fife coalfield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fife ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cardenden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cowdenbeath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fife coalfield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryResource | coal ⓘ |
| region | eastern Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resourceType | bituminous coal ⓘ |
| significance | part of Fife’s industrial heritage ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
coal sidings
ⓘ
mineral railways ⓘ |
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