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At 15:56 28/12/01 -0000, you wrote: >I have not come across this concern, but there was >the Prestonpans Vitriol Company, set up in 1749 by >John Roebuck and Samuel Garbett on land owned by >William Cadell. They were also concerned it the setting >up of the Carron Iron Works. There may be something >useful to be found in The Roebuck Story by A.W.Roebuck >(1961). > >Russell Wear > The Newbiggin Mine supplied Limestone for the Carrron Iron Company from a mine approximately 1 mile west of Burntisland. It exploited the Burdiehouse Limestone, which was thick and almost pure (90%) Calcium Carbonate. Coincidence? Graham **************************** * Graham Owens * * [log in to unmask] * ****************************