Woolmet and Monktonhall Collieries
Miners Memorial Garden at Danderhall
800 Years of Mining in the Lothians Coalfields
National Grid Reference NT 30969 69390
The whole area, with all the memorials, there is now a new sign at the entrance, on the north side
referring to the area as Miners Memorial Garden
Monktonhall Miners Fatalities Memorial and a Photo of all Three Memorials at Danderhall
The Black Tombstone, top center, is the Memorial to the Miners Killed at Monktonhall
The hutch therefore appears to be a separate dedication to Woolmet and Monktonhall pit with the rear of the hutch dedicated to the miners killed at the Woolmet Colliery. There is a separate memorial to the men killed at Monktonhall adjacent to the site
The Wee Backless Bench in Front of the Hutch is Dedicated to Monktonhall and Woolmet Miners.
The inscription on the bench refers to the Woolmet and Monktonhall Miner and
you can see where the bench sits in front of the hutch above
800 Years of Lothian Coalfield
Two New Mining Related Design Benches Flank the Hutch
The Hutch Has 800 Years of Lothian Coalfield on Top
Woolmet Fatalities on East Side and Tools on West Side
The plaque on the hutch is the memorial to the miners and woman killed at Woolmet
On top of the hutch is the circular memorial to 800 years of Mining in the Lothians
Detail, Lamp
The plaque gives details of the unveiling in 2015
The round plaque sited on top of the hutchÂ
New Benches
Have Mining Related Designs
The Black tombstone is the memorial to Miners killed at Monktonhall
Woolmet, Mural - Charles Fletcher
Unfortunately, my mural was only ever intended to be temporary and no longer exists. It was sited adjacent to the Landscaped Bing at Woolmet.
Charles Fletcher
Woolmet Bing
A relic of the Midlothian Coalfield, on reclaimed land of the Woolmet Pit
Hutch and Plaque have now gone - only groundworks remain
Above Photo From Geography.org.uk
