EXTRACTION Please choose one ADMINISTRATION AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS COMMUNICATIONS CONFLICT CULTIVATION ENCLOSURES ENERGY EXTRACTION FLOODING GRAZINGS HOUSING KNOWLEDGE LEISURE MANUFACTURE PERCEPTION SETTLEMENTS TRADES Flora and fauna Stone, sand and gravel Minerals Marine resources Coastal resources Fuels Emily Pit, Arniston, Midlothian From Medieval times onwards, coal was extensively mined across central Scotland. Workings later stretched from as far north as Brora, Sutherland and as far south as Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire. The Emily Pit coal mine operated from the 1850s. The Arniston Colliery, of which it was part, was the first in Scotland to use electricity for pumping. The polychrome brick building (centre, right) housed the electricity generating plant with a 300hp Robey engine, installed in 1899. The mine closed in the 1960s and the buildings were demolished. Resource pack   1     2     3     4