Mining subsidence in Ferniehill, Edinburgh, 2000

BGS Image ID: P100363

Ferniehill, Gilmerton, Edinburgh. Limestone mine subsidence event, November 9th 2000 to March 2001; 'Tumbledown Terrace'. The subsidence has caused damage to buildings, roads etc. The Carboniferous Gilmerton Limestone was quarried and mined at Ferniehill from time immemorial until about 1829. Collapsing old limestone mineworkings were responsible for what became catastrophic damage to many properties.

Download a leaflet explaining the subsidence, by Mike Bowne

BGS image ID:  P100365

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Posted by Bob McIntosh