Sir George Bruce's COAL MINES IN THE SEA
Donald Adamson, Robert Yates
Mining under the sea at Culross 1575-1676
Barcode 9781905472239
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Release Date: 20/08/2025
Genre: Non-Fiction
Sub-Genre: History
Label: Crucible Books
Language: English
Publisher: Carnegie Publishing Ltd
Mining under the sea at Culross 1575-1676
In 1590, Sir George Bruce built a stone tower out in the waters of the Firth of Forth. Down through it a shaft was sunk, 40ft to the seam of coal below, and a corresponding shaft was dug for drainage. It was a breathtaking feat of 16th-century engineering.