Old Photograph Forth Village Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Forth village, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. This Scottish village is first mentioned in a great seal charter of 1599. The first jobs available in the town of Forth were thought to be handloom weavers who, after an increase in the towns capacity to 170, were replaced by different trades such as ironstone, limestone and coalminers. The latter trades contribute to why it is known as a mining village.



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