Hilderston or Hilderstone in West Lothian, Scotland, was the site of the discovery of a vein of silver in 1606 and a mining operation that attracted international...
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pre-industrial times West Lothian was almost entirely agricultural. In the way of heavy industry there was a silver mine at Hilderston near Cairnpapple,...
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Bathgate (redirect from Bathgate, West Lothian)
town in West Lothian, Scotland, 5 miles (8 km) west of Livingston and adjacent to the M8 motorway. Nearby towns are Linlithgow, Livingston, and West Calder...
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1519). 1608 – A newly nationalized silver mine in Scotland at Hilderston, West Lothian is re-opened by Bevis Bulmer. 1639 – William Coddington founds...
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James I. May 8 – A newly nationalized silver mine in Scotland at Hilderston, West Lothian is re-opened by Bevis Bulmer. May 14 – The Protestant Union is...
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James I. May 8 – A newly nationalized silver mine in Scotland at Hilderston, West Lothian is re-opened by Bevis Bulmer. May 14 – The Protestant Union is...
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Cairnpapple Hill (category Archaeological sites in West Lothian)
to be early Christian because of their east-west alignment, and are dated to around 500 to 1000. Hilderston in the valley to the east was the site of a...
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by Bevis Bulmer commence at a newly nationalized silver mine at Hilderston, West Lothian. Tullibole Castle constructed The Lanark Silver Bell (horse racing...
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Linlithgowshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency) (category Politics of West Lothian)
1646–47, 1648: Laird of Binning (Hamilton) 1649: William Sandilands of Hilderston 1649–50: George Dundas of Duddingston 1661–63, 1667 (convention): Sir...
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In June 1614 he wrote to the king about silver mines in Scotland at Hilderston which were now yielding metal. In March 1615 he was made keeper of the...
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