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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › George_Bruce_of_CarnockGeorge Bruce of Carnock - Wikipedia

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   George Bruce of Carnock. Portrait of George Bruce junior by George Jamesone. Sir George Bruce of Carnock (c. 1550 – 1625) was a Scottish merchant, ship-owner, and mining engineer.

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   Sir George Bruce of Carnock lived from 1550 to 6 May 1625. He was a early industrialist who developed a highly innovative system of coal mining at Culross in Fife. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.

4. www.thenational.scot › culture › 20106494George Bruce of Carnock: The Scottish pioneer whose genius ...

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   May 1, 2022 · Learn about the life and achievements of Sir George Bruce of Carnock, who created the world's first undersea mine at Culross in Fife in 1617. He was also a merchant, a politician, a salt producer and a designer of Culross Palace.

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5. www.scottishhistory.org › on-this-day › the-death-ofThe death of Sir George Bruce of Carnock | ScottishHistory.org

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   May 6, 2022 · 6 May 1625: The death in Culross of industrialist Sir George Bruce of Carnock, best remembered for his innovative off-shore coal mining techniques which attracted the interest of King James VI.

6. www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk › poem › departureDeparture and Departure and ... by George Bruce - Scottish ...

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   A sonnet by George Bruce, a Scottish poet, about the pain and sweetness of leaving someone behind. The poem describes the white handkerchief, the sea and the horizon as symbols of farewell and memory.

7. www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk › poet › george-bruceGeorge Bruce - Poet - Scottish Poetry Library

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   Learn about the life and works of George Bruce, a Scottish poet who wrote about his native Aberdeenshire and the north-east coast. Find his poems, bibliography, criticism and biography on this web page.

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   Who was George Bruce?

   • George Bruce was a son of Edward Bruce of Blairhall and Alison Reid, a sister of Robert Reid, Bishop of Orkney. His older brother Edward Bruce (1548-1610), was created Lord Bruce of Kinloss in 1602. Edward Bruce built the large mansion known as Culross House or Abbey House (now reduced in size) and George built Culross Palace.

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   Who was George Bruce of Carnock?

   • Sir George Bruce of Carnock lived from 1550 to 6 May 1625. He was a early industrialist who developed a highly innovative system of coal mining at Culross in Fife. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline. George Bruce was born at Carnock in Fife. He was the third son of Edward Bruce of Blairhall.

   Sir George Bruce of Carnock - Undiscovered Scotland

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   Why did George Bruce die?

   • This badly damaged most of the estuary's ports and salt pans, and engulfed the Moat Pit. George Bruce died five weeks later. It proved impossible to drain the complex of the sea water which had filled it, and the Moat Pit and Castlehill Pits were both abandoned. George Bruce was knighted for his achievements in 1610.

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   When did George Bruce leave the BBC?

   • In 1956 he moved to Edinburgh to work as a features producer for BBC television until his retirement in 1970; his production ‘Counterpoint’ was the first television arts programme in Scotland. Departure and Departure and … Alexander Scott, ‘Myth-maker: the poetry of George Bruce’ in Akros Vol. 10, No. 29, Dec. 1975, pp. 25-40

   George Bruce - Poet - Scottish Poetry Library

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   How many children did George Bruce have?

   • He married Margaret Primrose and, as the remarkable line of praying statues of their children in front of his tomb in Culross Abbey Church shows, they had three sons and five daughters. Biography of the early indistrialist and Culross mine owner, Sir George Bruce of Carnock on Undiscovered Scotland.

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   Why did George Bruce die at the Moat Pit?

   • The Moat Pit continued to produce coal until the River Forth was struck by a major storm on 30 March 1625. This badly damaged most of the estuary's ports and salt pans, and engulfed the Moat Pit. George Bruce died five weeks later.

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9. theedinburghreporter.co.uk › 2022 › 08George Bruce added to the poets remembered in Makar’s Court

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   Aug 24, 2022 · The name of Scots poet George Bruce, OBE, MA (1909-2002) is the latest addition to Makars’ Court, where Scotland’s most esteemed writers have been celebrated since its establishment in 1998.