Situated off the main road in Cambuslang, lies this large monument that pays tribute to those who worked and tragically died in the coal mines of the local area. During this time, children as young as six years old were sent down to earn money for their families, often in unsafe conditions. There is a plaque that contains the name Mick McGahey, Scottish Miners’ president and vice president of the National Union of Mineworkers. McGahey worked most of his life fighting for the rights of local workers and was an…
