The Brora Coalfield is a

coalfield A coalfield is an area of certain uniform characteristics where coal is mined. The criteria for determining the approximate boundary of a coalfield are geographical and cultural, in addition to geological. A coalfield often groups the seams of ...

on the east coast of Sutherland in northern

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. The 'Brora Main' is a 1m to 1.5m thick seam which has been mined in the Brora area. It is unusual amongst British coalfields in being of

Jurassic The Jurassic ( ) is a geologic period and stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately Mya. The Jurassic constitutes the middle period of ...

age rather than Carboniferous. The first seams to be worked were those exposed along the

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coast though inland mining began in the early nineteenth century. Mining continued until the 1970s; its principal market being the nearby brickworks.Trewin NH (ed) 2002, ''The Geology of Scotland'' (4th edn), The Geological Society, London (p454)

References

External links

Coal Mining in the British Isles - The Brora Coalfield (Northern Mine Research Society)
Coal mining regions in Scotland Geography of Highland (council area) Sutherland Brora {{mining-stub