| P number: | P000209 |
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| Old photograph number: | D04840 |
| Caption: | Greendykes, West Lothian, looking east towards Broxburn Bing. Spent oil-shale of Broxburn Bing. Cottages and building on site of former oil-shale mine. |
| Description: | Greendykes, West Lothian, looking east towards Broxburn Bing. Spent oil-shale of Broxburn Bing. Cottages and building on site of former oil-shale mine. The photograph shows the considerable size and extent of the bing, the oil-shale industry's accumulated waste from over 100 years. The site of the former mine has been reclaimed and landscaped for other uses as have other bings at Deans, Uphall Station and Oakbank. |
| Date taken: | Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 BST 1991 |
| Photographer: | McTaggart, F.I. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 308200 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 673900 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 306.64 KB; 1000 x 781 pixels; 85 x 66 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 207 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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