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The gold mines were regarded as the property of the crown, and in July 1576 a proclamation was made at Edinburgh, Lanark, Peebles, and the mining districts of Cawformure, Robertmure, and Henderland (near Cappercleuch), to the effect no one should sell gold to Scottish people or foreigners ("strangearis"), but only to the Master Coiner. [43]
5.2.1 Scotland. 5.3 Switzerland. 6 Asia. 7 See also. Toggle the table of contents ... The following are lists of gold mines and are subsidiary to the list of mines ...
Scotland portal; Pages in category "Gold mines in Scotland" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Gold mines in Scotland (13 P) L. Limestone mines in Scotland (2 P) Pages in category "Mines in Scotland" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Examples of Kildonan Gold Inverness Museum and Art Gallery. The Kildonan Gold Rush was a gold rush in the Strath of Kildonan, Sutherland, in the Highlands of Scotland in 1869. Small amounts of gold had long been discovered in the Kildonan area. [1] A nugget with enough material for a ring was discovered in 1818.
Gold mining is the extraction of gold by ... The Scottish gold rush eventually waned due to a combination of factors including the depletion of easily accessible gold ...
Gold was discovered in the reign of James IV and, in those early days, it was so famous for its exceptionally pure gold that the general area was known as "God's Treasure House in Scotland". During the 16th century, before the alluvial gold deposits were exhausted, 300 men worked over three summers and took away some £100,000 of gold (perhaps ...
A Dutch prospector, Cornelius de Vos obtained a gold mining contract in Scotland with Regent Moray. [15] George Nedham reported that Cornelius de Vos corresponded with Daniel Hochstetter and Johannes Loner at Keswick in October 1568, and sent a Dutch miner Rennier to them with requests, asking for assays of ores and skilled workmen to be sent to Scotland.