Links

Below is a list of links of other web sites associated with the Scottish Mining Museum. Please click a link below and the site will open in a new browser window.

ACCOMMODATION

ANCESTRAL REFERENCE

INDUSTRY RELATED LINKS

  • National Union of Mineworkers - The National Union of Mineworkers is a unique organisation in that it still has a federal structure, which is comprised of area unions covering the length and breadth of Britain.
  • European Route of Industrial Heritage - European Route of Industrial Heritage
  • CISWO - Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation
  • The Coal Authority - Regulates the licensing of coalmines and residual functions of the former British Coal.
  • Fife Pits - Fife's great mining trasitions recaptured for you in facts, figures, maps pictures and tales of her pits and mines.
  • SEEL - Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and the Lothians
  • Heritage Lottery Fund - The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) enables communities to celebrate, look after and learn more about our diverse heritage.
  • The Big Lottery Fund - BIG is the largest distributor of Lottery money.
  • Historic Scotland - The agency which schedules monuments of national importance and lists particular historic buildings.
  • Esmee Fairbairn Foundation - One of the largest independent grantmaking foundations in the UK.
  • East of Scotland European Partnership - East of Scotland European Partnership
  • Scottish Museums Council - The membership organisation for local museums and galleries in Scotland
  • The Scottish Industrial Heritage Society - SIHS aim is to bring together people interested in discovering and understanding Scotland's industrial past. SIHS provides opportunities to meet and explore a broad range of industrial heritage; from mills to ironworking, heavy engineering to distilling!
  • The Association of Independent Museums - AIM the organisation for independent museums was founded to encourage new standards in the provision of service to users. AIM represents the strengths and needs in national policy making and provides a thriving network of information and help for members.
  • The Scottish Cultural Resources Network - Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network, multimedia resources on history and culture in Scotland.
  • The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historial Monuments of Scotland - Independent non-departmental government body financed by Parliament, responsible for recording, interpreting and promoting the historic monuments of Scotland.
  • Top 100 Treasured Places - Vote for the Lady Victoria Colliery to make it into the Top 10!
  • Wilma Bolton Books - Wilma Bolton has published two books - Black Faces and Tackety Boots and her more recently published Pit Props and Ponies
  • Yorkshiremain Colliery - A history of Yorkshiremain Colliery and other Yorkshire pits

VISITOR ATTRACTIONS

  • National Coal Mining Museum for England - National Coal Mining Museum for England
  • Scottish Maritime Museum - Scottish Maritime Museum
  • Scottish Fisheries Museum - The Scottish Fisheries Museum is a multi-award winning national museum which tells the story of Scottish fishing from the earliest times to the present.
  • The Museum of Lead Mining - Scotland's only former lead mine at Wanlockhead in South West Scotland
  • Geevor - At Geevor Cornwall's Mining History comes to life
  • New Lanark World Heritage Site - New Lanark World Heritage Site is a beautifully restored 18th century cotton mill village in Central Scotland, just an hour away from Edinburgh
  • Dundee Heritage Trust - Verdant Works - a working Jute Mill. The story of a city, its people and the industry that made it. With a stunning range of displays including film shows, interactive computers and original machinery loving restored to working condition, Verdant Works brings history to life.
  • Arniston House - A Georgian mansion steeped in Scottish History.
  • Explore Edinburgh - With just one click, you can choose from an exciting range of science-based attractions.
  • The Big Pit - The National Coal Museum of Wales
  • Rosslyn Chapel - Made famous by The Da Vinci Code
  • Beyond the Cities - Find lots to do in Edinburgh and the surrounding areas.
  • Explore Scotland - Attractions, Accommodation, Transport etc all over Scotland
  • Activity Point - The best guide to activities, attraction and places to visit in Scotland.
  • VisitScotland - The official site of Scotland's national tourist board
  • ASSOCIATION OF SCOTTISH VISITORS ATTRACTIONS - ASVA - Welcome to the best visitor attractions in Scotland, all of whom are members of the Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions (ASVA).
  • Visit Midlothian - The official web-site of the Midlothian Tourism Forum
  • Midlothian Heritage - An official website of the Midlothian Tourism Forum
  • Midlothian Wildlife - Wildlife in Midlothian
  • Sensation Science Centre, Dundee - Sensation Dundee is the only UK science centre based on the five senses. If you thought science was boring think again! Sensation brings science to life in dozens of imaginative ways.