Birkhill Fireclay Mine
My Story
“The mineral rich Forth Valley fireclay deposits helped the industrial growth of the area. My story takes you on an underground tour of the old workings, then on into the Mine caverns. See how the clay was worked, see the imprint of ancient riverbeds in the excavated roof of the Mine and find 300 million-year-old fossils, laid down in the Carboniferous Period, long before dinosaurs walked the earth.”
“The mineral rich Forth Valley fireclay deposits helped the industrial growth of the area. My story takes you on an underground tour of the old workings, then on into the Mine caverns. See how the clay was worked, see the imprint of ancient riverbeds in the excavated roof of the Mine and find 300 million-year-old fossils, laid down in the Carboniferous Period, long before dinosaurs walked the earth.”
