| 词条 | Preston Island (Fife) |
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|official_name=Preston Island |Map= |coordinates = {{coord|56.053|-3.600|display=inline}} |GridReference= NT004856 |celtic name= |norse name= |meaning of name=named after Sir Robert Preston |area= |area rank= |highest elevation= <10 m |Population=0 |population rank= |main settlement= |island group=Islands of the Forth |local authority=Fife |references= }} Preston Island is a former artificial island in the Firth of Forth, Scotland. The reclaimed land was once used for salt production, using local coal. It is part of Fife. HistoryPreston Island, south of Low Valleyfield in the Firth of Forth, was reclaimed by Sir Robert Preston in the early 19th century.[1] A sea wall was constructed, followed by buildings and a coal mine, producing coal for the production of salt in saltpans on the island.[2][3] Two further coal shafts were in development when a fatal firedamp explosion occurred in 1811, after which the mine was closed.[2][4] Salt production continued for some decades, under lease from Preston.[3] The buildings later housed an illicit distillery.[1] Several well-maintained ruins remain. The 'island' is no longer surrounded by water, following further land reclamation, using ash from the nearby Longannet power station.[2] Footnotes1. ^1 {{cite web| url=http://www.westfifevillages.co.uk/Preston%20Island.htm| title=Nature reserve on island| publisher=West Fife Villages| accessdate=26 December 2009}} {{Islands of the Forth}}{{coord|56|3|12|N|3|36|0|W|region:GB_type:isle|display=title}}{{Fife-geo-stub}}2. ^1 2 {{cite web| url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst22.html | title=Preston Island| publisher=Gazetteer for Scotland| accessdate=26 December 2009}} 3. ^1 {{cite journal|last1=Ewart|first1=Gordon|last2=Stewart|first2=David|last3=Dunn|first3=Andrew|year=1996|title=Preston Island: archaeological research and excavations|journal=Tayside and Fife Archaeological Journal|volume=2|page=1|url=http://tafac.org.uk/tafaj21.pdf}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishmining.co.uk/497.html|title=Extracts from Romantic Culross, Torryburn, Carnock, Cairneyhill, Saline and Pitfirrane|last=Cunningham|first=Andrew|year=1902|publisher=Scottish Mining Website|accessdate=23 May 2016}} 3 : Islands of the Forth|Former islands of Scotland|History of Fife |
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