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Douglas Parish
Rigside Cannel and the Black Douglas Pit
article • February 21, 2025
Cannel is an unusual form of coal that burns with a brilliant flame if thrown into an open fire; lighting…

Carmichael Parish
Extra Holes at Douglas Water
article • February 20, 2025
At one time most of the coal used in the upper parishes of Clydesdale, and as far south as Moffat,…

Lesmahagow Parish
A Prospect of Coalburn
article • December 21, 2024
This wonderful and well-known postcard places you at a perfect elevated position from which to observe everyday life in the…

Carnwath Parish
The Story of Wilsontown
article • June 4, 2017
Wilsontown–the birthplace of Scotland’s Industrial Revolution. Wilsontown is not a place known to many people but it is the birthplace…
