Five Sisters shale bings
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The Five Sisters shale bings are a distinctive set of former oil-shale spoil heaps in West Lothian, Scotland, recognized as an important industrial heritage landmark and local landscape feature.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former spoil heap
ⓘ
industrial heritage site ⓘ landscape feature ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Addiewell shale oil works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf | oil-shale waste ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of West Lothian’s shale oil heritage ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 220 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| featuredIn | local heritage interpretation materials ⓘ |
| formedAsResultOf |
oil-shale mining
ⓘ
shale oil retorting ⓘ |
| hasAccess | public footpaths ⓘ |
| hasColorCharacteristic | reddish spoil material ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | protected as industrial archaeology ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalInterest | post-industrial ecology ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalInterest | artificial landform from oil-shale waste ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named for five distinct spoil heaps ⓘ |
| hasOwnership | public ownership ⓘ |
| hasRisk | erosion and slope instability in places ⓘ |
| hasShapeCharacteristic | steep-sided conical and ridge-like heaps ⓘ |
| hasTourismRole | local visitor attraction ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
grassland
ⓘ
self-seeded trees and shrubs ⓘ |
| hasView | panoramic views over West Lothian ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Category A listed landscape (historic environment) (Scotland)
ⓘ
Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| landUse |
informal recreation
ⓘ
wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Lothian ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Polbeth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Calder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | West Lothian Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestLargeCity | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfHeaps | 5 ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | shale oil extraction ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central Belt of Scotland industrial landscape
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish shale oil industry heritage ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
important industrial heritage landmark
ⓘ
local landscape landmark ⓘ |
| subjectOf | conservation and management plans ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfIndustrialActivity |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| usedAs | navigational landmark in the local area ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
M8 motorway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding West Lothian countryside ⓘ |
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