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Designating St Mungo's Pit
St Mungo’s Pit is a rare example of a moated coal shaft, dating from the late 16th to early 17th centuries. It sits on reclaimed land that was once part of the intertidal zone of the Firth of Forth. Moated mine entrances were stone towers that stood above the surface of the water at high tide. St Mungo's moat provided an additional entrance and ventilation for an underground tunnel from which previously inaccessible coal could be extracted. T he moat was described as lying... MoreCloses 7 April 2025 -
Designating The Moat Pit
The Moat Pit is a rare example of a moated coal mine entrance and ventilation shaft, dating from the late 16th to early 17th centuries. It lies approximately 400m south of the shoreline at Culross in the intertidal zone. Moated mine entrances were stone towers that stood above the surface of the water at high tide. The Moat Pit provided an additonal entrance and ventilation for a tunnel which ran for a mile under the sea, allowing the extraction of coal from previously inaccessible coal... MoreCloses 7 April 2025 -
Have your say in the future of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site
The Heart of Neolithic Orkney (HONO) was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1999. World Heritage Sites (WHS) are places that have been judged to have Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) – cultural and/or natural significance which is so exceptional as to transcend national boundaries and to be of common importance for present and future generations of all humanity. Once a World Heritage Site is inscribed it must be managed to ensure that the OUV is maintained and protected for... MoreCloses 13 May 2025 -
Designating HMP Barlinnie
We are proposing to designate the earliest phases of development of HMP Barlinnie, 81 Lee Avenue, Riddrie, Glasgow as a listed building at category A. HMP Barlinnie is a purpose-built prison complex designed in 1880 and opened in 1882 with subsequent phases of early development up to 1908. It is located within the residential area of Riddrie to the northeast of Glasgow City centre. The features of the prison proposed for listing are the earliest surviving structures... MoreCloses 31 May 2025
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