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Interestingly you can see mining used to stretch under the Firth of Forth between Lothian and Fife. Supposedly, back in the day, the tunnels linked up and you c
by nmeofthestate 8y ago
Interestingly you can see mining used to stretch under the Firth of Forth between Lothian and Fife. Supposedly, back in the day, the tunnels linked up and you could have walked from Fife to Lothian via the mine workings.
This idea in the article seems like utter nonsense, and the fact that it's in an article on a reputable website doesn't give me any confidence it isn't.
- arethuza 8y agoI remember reading about that link - found this article on it: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/scotland-blog/2014/apr/30/scotland-firthofforth-coal https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/scotland-blog/2014/apr/3...
- nmeofthestate 8y agoI see it was upstream at Bo'ness where the gap is narrower - I always imagined it being miles and miles, heading from Edinburgh northward. Less amazing, but still pretty cool.
- shaki-dora 8y ago> Firth of Forth between Lothian and Fife I have no idea what (who? Where?) this is, but now I want to conquer it/ask them out for dinner.
- arethuza 8y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firth_of_Forth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firth_of_Forth It's an area thick with history from before the Romans to more recent times. One example: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-46273928 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-46273928
- davrosthedalek 8y agoIs that somehow related to Genesis' Firth of Fifth?