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Gunpowder mill at Roslin Glen, Midlothian, Scotland (media.piefed.social)
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The ruined gunpowder mill at Roslin Glen first opened in 1801 but ceased operations just after WW2.

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[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

I wonder what it smells like.

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What is a ruin? We’re running off of “You know it when you see it” at the moment. Ruins should be non-functioning structures of some age, or their function reduced to tourism and the like.

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