2009

NT0576 : Philpstoun shale bing

taken 15 years ago, near to Philpstoun, West Lothian, Scotland

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Philpstoun shale bing
Philpstoun shale bing
The remains of one of the many red bings of burnt shale that once dotted the landscape here; remnants of Scotland's first oil industry. For some background about this industry see Archive LinkExternal link

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Category: Bings
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Oil Shale [12] Title Clusters: · Philpstoun shale bing [2] ·
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NT0576, 73 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
James Allan   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 20 September, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 3 October, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 056 764 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:58.3254N 3:30.8466W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 051 768
View Direction
Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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