WebThe scheduled “Greendykes bing” occupies much of the land between Broxburn and Winchburgh, and has a complicated outline of lobes and spurs resulting from waste tipped from two different oil works over various periods of history. Broxburn's Albyn oilworks on the banks of the Union Canal was active from the late 1860's through to the mid 1920's. http://www.hiddenglasgow.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7251
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WebThe 3 Broxburn Bings (Greendikes Bing, Albion Oil Works Bing and Hopetoun Bing) reside on the north east of Broxburn starting from behind the East Mains Industrial estate. The nearby Niddry Bing resides near … WebThese designations are Scheduled monuments, Listed buildings, Inventory of gardens and designed landscapes and Inventory of historic battlefields. We make recommendations … WebThe oil shale bings of West Lothian are far more than a relic of the county’s industrial past to horticulturalist Anne Prestage. They provide proof of the tenacity of nature as the barren mounds gradually transform from something resembling a lunar landscape to a haven for flora and fauna. danny samson university of melbourne