Flemington, South Lanarkshire
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Flemington was a small mining
community on the outskirts of Uddingston
. It existed from the early 1900s until the late 1930s and was located next to the mainline railway line, just off the road that links Blantyre to Uddingston, near Bothwell Castle
. Once the mining ceased the village, like many others, ceased to exist and all that remains are the foundations of the pit houses.
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
community on the outskirts of Uddingston
Uddingston
Uddingston is a small town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the north side of the River Clyde, about seven miles south-east of Glasgow...
. It existed from the early 1900s until the late 1930s and was located next to the mainline railway line, just off the road that links Blantyre to Uddingston, near Bothwell Castle
Bothwell Castle
Bothwell Castle is a large medieval castle sited on a high, steep bank, above a bend in the River Clyde, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located between Uddingston and Bothwell, about south-east of Glasgow. Construction of the castle was begun in the 13th century by the ancestors of Clan...
. Once the mining ceased the village, like many others, ceased to exist and all that remains are the foundations of the pit houses.