A PLAQUE is to be unveiled at the Scottish Mining Museum in recognition of its national significance. The Culture Minister Linda Fabiani will join Midlothian Provost Adam Montgomery for the unveiling ceremony on Monday.

By Linda Summerhayes IT was a dirty and dangerous job, but 15-year-old Tam Gibson was under no illusions when he decided to become a miner. Four years earlier, his father had been killed in a mining accident. Despite the risks, Tam was undeterred though. "All my pals were going," he shrugs.

A DISUSED Victorian coal mine was yesterday named the most treasured place in Scotland, in a poll of iconic images. Lady Victoria Colliery in Newtongrange, Midlothian, won the survey, which drew more than 20,000 votes.

A POEM commissioned to celebrate a disused coal mine which was named the most treasured place in Scotland is published today. Lady Victoria Colliery in Newtongrange, Midlothian, beat off competition from Glasgow School of Art, Rosslyn Chapel and the Falkirk Wheel.

A VICTORIAN coal mine has beaten an iconic Charles Rennie Mackintosh building to the top spot in a Scottish poll. The Lady Victoria Colliery in Midlothian has been named the country's most treasured place, ahead of Mackintosh's masterpiece Glasgow School of Art.