Scottish Shale Museum

Custodians of a nationally-significant museum collection from Scotland's shale oil industry. Part of @AlmondValleyHC. Registered charity.

@GoIndustrial member

[Jason Gilchrist @jgilchrist13]

Sunset, late afternoon, fae west o Kirkliston, Scotland. Greendykes Bing, Niddry Bing. #sunset #GreendykesBing #NiddryBing #ShaleBings #ShaleTrail #WestLothian #Scotland #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #PanoPhotos #landscape #panorama #Weatherwatchers #OutdoorPhotography @BBCScotWeather

[Jason Gilchrist @jgilchrist13]

... Here is rainstorm coming in fae east👈. 👀 to Niddry Bing, West Lothian, Scotland. #raindrops #rainstorm #storm #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Weatherwatchers #WeatherPhotography #landscape #panorama #PanoPhotos #NiddryBing #ShaleBings #WestLothian #Scotland #ScotlandIsNow

[Jason Gilchrist @jgilchrist13]

Sunset o'er Niddry Bing, West Lothian, Scotland. Panorama landscape: click to 👀. #sunset #landscape #PostIndustrialLandscape #OutdoorPhotography #panorama #PanoPhotos #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #NiddryBing #ShaleBings #WestLothian #Scotland #ScotlandIsNow

[Jason Gilchrist @jgilchrist13]

@scottishgeology My (+) contribution to #GeologyDoes Energy: old & new. Wind turbines & Five Sisters Bing (Westwood Bing, scheduled monument to shale oil industry), West Lothian, Scotland! #ShaleBings #geology #ScotlandRocks #ScottishGeology #FiveSistersBing #WestwoodBing #WestLothian #Scotland

[Scottish Shale Museum @ShaleMuseum]

It was so beautiful as I drove into work this morning that I had to share it with you all!

[Jason Gilchrist @jgilchrist13]

1st photo of the today. Sunset by Greendykes Bing, West Lothian, Scotland. #sunset #GreendykesBing #ShaleBings #WestLothian #Scotland #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #landscape #OutdoorPhotography #Weatherwatchers #ScotlandIsNow

[Scottish Shale Museum @ShaleMuseum]

I've been out of the office for most of this week learning skills in large object conservation @SummerleeMuseum, organised by @GoIndustScot. Lots of fun getting hands on with these collections!

#shalemuseum #industrialhistory #industrialheritage #museumcollections

[Go Industrial @GoIndustScot]

Very happy to be spending the next few days with this lovely gang of @GoIndustScot museums people @SummerleeMuseum getting trained up on caring for large industrial objects by our guru @jimatstninians
😁

[Go Industrial @GoIndustScot]

Will she go? @SummerleeMuseum Conservation skills training on large objects. @RoscoMck1 gieing it laldy with a fishing boat's Kelvin engine

[Jason Gilchrist @jgilchrist13]

Last o' evening sun catching Greendykes Bing, Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland, this evening. I love rusty glow in puddle↘️. #sunset #autumn #landscape #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #OutdoorPhotography #Weatherwatchers #GreendykesBing #ShaleBings #WestLothian #Scotland #ScotlandIsNow

[Scottish Shale Museum @ShaleMuseum]

@ForthRiversT @NatMiningMuseum What a fascinating find! To put the lamp into perspective, here is a shot of miners wearing them down the Westwood Pit, c.1940.

https://t.co/VPtb3ZgVr0

[Scottish Shale Museum @ShaleMuseum]

November's Object of the Month is this miner's mash hammer.

This heavy hammer, with one square face and a narrower nose, was used in Westwood Pit, probably for setting props and hammering in wedges. The owner's initials "JC" have been formed in a raised run of weld. c.1950

[Scottish Shale Museum @ShaleMuseum]

@ForthRiversT @NatMiningMuseum What a fascinating find! To put the lamp into perspective, here is a shot of miners wearing them down the Westwood Pit, c.1940.

https://t.co/VPtb3ZgVr0

[Scottish Shale Museum @ShaleMuseum]

I came across this great video by Scotland History Tours that gives an overview of the Scottish oil industry - and the fact we were a world leader!

Watch below. 👇

https://t.co/aPPbM3twIV

Then pop into @ShaleMuseum to find out more!

[Scottish Shale Museum @ShaleMuseum]

@stugilfillan @GeosciencesEd @EdinGeoenergy @AlmondValleyHC Amazing, I'm really glad you enjoyed your visit!

[Stuart Gilfillan @stugilfillan]

Fun afternoon of cohort building with the @GeosciencesEd @EdinGeoenergy MSc at the @ShaleMuseum this afternoon

We learnt about the history of oil extraction in Scotland, with the rare breeds farm @AlmondValleyHC being an added bonus!

[Scottish Shale Museum @ShaleMuseum]

Good morning from the new curator!

It was such a beautiful morning I couldn't resist going out and taking a few photos.

What is it like where you are?

[Scottish Shale Museum @ShaleMuseum]

@jgilchrist13 @GoIndustScot @Scotindustria @SeeWestLothian @ScotsMagazine @Scotland @BBCScotWeather @CloudAppSoc @xWxClub @PanoPhotos Beautiful photo!

[Jason Gilchrist @jgilchrist13]

Interesting weather oot. Massive stormclouds o'er Greedykes Bing/Broxburn Bing👈 & Niddry Bing/Winchburgh Bing👉, West Lothian, Scotland. #ShaleBings #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #PanoPhotos #panorama #landscape #cloudscape #WeatherPhotography #WestLothian #Scotland #ScotlandIsNow

[Knights Theatre @KnightsTheatre]

Great article by @calflyn about West Lothian’s shale bings. We are enjoying exploring the shale history as part of our creative writing workshops @HowdenPark and @ShaleMuseum #natureandindustry #industrialheritage #westlothian #shale @coal_legacies https://t.co/WK2W6H59qI