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A vital site of Scotland's Industrial Revolution, now home to wildflowers and butterflies

Woodland and grassland can be found on the banks of the Moosewater Burn today. The woodland is home to birds, butterflies and wildflowers. This area was once covered with smoking furnaces and noisy coal mines. Wilsontown Ironworks was one of the most important sites of Scotland’s Industrial Revolution.

Along the burnside there are rocky outcrops, knolls and hollows. Illustrated panels along the trails and our guide bring the industrial past to life. You can read more about Wilsontown Ironworks on our Heritage webpages.

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