Silver Glen

The Silver Glen lies approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the east of the town of Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, and takes its name from the silver that was mined there in the early 18th century. The deposit, the richest deposit of native silver ever found in the British Isles, was discovered just as the Jacobite rising of 1715 was breaking out, and its owner, Sir John Erskine, left to join the rebels, leaving his wife in charge of the mine. Some 40 tons of ore were raised and buried in barrels in the grounds of Alva House at the foot of the Ochil Hills, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Stirling, whilst the richest of the ore was smelted and the ingots concealed under floorboards inside the house. The mine was then filled in during the aftermath of the failed rising, but its existence was revealed to the government by an employee of the Erskines. Samples of the ore were analysed by Sir Isaac Newton and found to be very rich. Sir John was later able to secure a pardon for his role in the rising, on condition he revealed all he knew about the mine, and gave a tenth of the proceeds to the government. Mining resumed a few years later and the remainder of the deposit was extracted. Later, in 1759, a vein carrying erythrite, an ore of cobalt, was found and gave a new lease of life to the mines, but it was soon exhausted.

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  33 East Port, Dunfermline ⓘ
  air-raid shelter in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK

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  Air raid shelter, Haugh Street, Falkirk ⓘ
  air-raid shelter in Falkirk, Falkirk, Scotland

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  Burgh Chambers, 15 Seaview Place, Bo'Ness ⓘ
  air-raid shelter in Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland, UK

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  Central Regional Council - Emergency Headquarters ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Stirling, UK

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  Falkirk Civil Defence Headquarters ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Falkirk, UK

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  South Queensferry Air Raid Shelter ⓘ
  WWII air raid shelter in Scotland

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  Cultybraggan nuclear bunker ⓘ
  bunker at Cultybraggan, Comrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

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  Cave, Lanrick ⓘ
  architectural structure in Stirling, Scotland, UK

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  Saint Margaret's cave ⓘ
  memorial in Dunfermline, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Lime Workings, Wairdlaw ⓘ
  architectural structure in West Lothian, Scotland, UK

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  Longannet coal mine ⓘ
  former mine complex in Fife, Scotland, UK

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  Silver Glen ⓘ
  silver mine in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK

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  Windywa's Silvermine, silvermine 300m SW of Wester Tartraven ⓘ
  architectural structure in West Lothian, Scotland, UK

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  Falkirk Tunnel ⓘ
  canal tunnel in Falkirk, Scotland, UK

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  Falkirk, Hallglen, Railway Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in Falkirk, Scotland, UK

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  North Queensferry, Ferryhills Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in Fife, Scotland, UK

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  Railway Tunnel, Kippenross House ⓘ
  railway tunnel in Stirling, Scotland, UK

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  Tunnel And Terrace, Keir House ⓘ
  tunnel in Stirling, Scotland, UK

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  Tunnel and Terrace, Keir House ⓘ
  architectural structure in Stirling, Scotland, UK

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1990 Cultybraggan nuclear bunker

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Canmore page@		Wikidata
site	bunker		33 East Port, Dunfermline	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Air raid shelter, Haugh Street, Falkirk	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Burgh Chambers, 15 Seaview Place, Bo'Ness	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Central Regional Council - Emergency Headquarters	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Falkirk Civil Defence Headquarters	Falkirk Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		South Queensferry Air Raid Shelter	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker	1990	Cultybraggan nuclear bunker	fallout shelter, data center, bunker	Wikidata
site	cave		Cave, Lanrick	grotto	Wikidata
site	cave		Saint Margaret's cave	memorial, cave	Wikidata
site	mine		Lime Workings, Wairdlaw	quarry, lime kiln	Wikidata
site	mine		Longannet coal mine	coal mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Silver Glen	silver mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Windywa's Silvermine, silvermine 300m SW of Wester Tartraven	silver mine	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Falkirk Tunnel	canal tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Falkirk, Hallglen, Railway Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		North Queensferry, Ferryhills Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Railway Tunnel, Kippenross House	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Tunnel And Terrace, Keir House	tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Tunnel and Terrace, Keir House	tunnel	Wikidata