Mudlarking a Victorian Gasworks! Incredible Rare Hatpin found at East Wemyss Fife Scotland 

Oh, that's really lovely, thank you so much! That is very kind of you! Best wishes to you and yours! :D xo

There was a lot of concentrated activity on the two river systems we visit most, and over a very long period of time. Its crazy to think about it sometimes - Macbeth and MacDuff were real folks and they lived and walked where we do! We are very lucky that it gives us a lot to talk about and some really cool finds... I guess these days, as folks begin to turn to indigenous peoples in the Pacific and Americas as good careful custodians of the land, there is much to think about for the future! Hope the sea sends some really great finds your way! :D Thank you so much! xo

Thank you, Thank you! A nice quiet day with cake! :D Thank you so much! Stay safe and well! Best wishes Nicole & Craig xo

Thank you so much! So glad you enjoy the videos... hope the accent isn't too thick! :D Best wishes! xo

Oh! So sorry to hear that! So glad to share a half hour of calm with you, and hope next week is far kinder to you. Very many thanks... Craig cooked chicken and cashew - a fave - and we had a nice quiet evening! Stay safe and well, lots of love to you and yours, Nicole & Craig xo

They really are lovely... great minds... next week, we do just that! :D Thank you so much! xo

That's so very kind! Thank you so much! Best wishes, xo

Thanks so much Margie! There are actually many shipwrecks off that part of the coast... the shores can be dangerous to navigate and even at low tide the waves can be very strong...

Thank you so much... yes, you are absolutely right, nature is impossible to beat, and we are so very lucky to live here, surrounded by so much beauty and space! Hope you get a chance to spend as much time in Scotland as your heart desires. Best wishes, xo

Thanks so much Denise :) Those two pieces were our favourites too! Glad you enjoyed the video and joining us on our adventures...

Thanks so much Rebecca! We really appreciate your lovely comment :)

Aww thanks! We love finding marbles and the hat pin was a first for us :) Glad you enjoyed the gas works history! Enjoy your weekend you two!!

Thanks so much Becky! That hat pin had us stumped at first :) Absolutely lovely find and a new treasure for our collection!

Thanks ever so much Annette! Glad you enjoyed our visit to the Sea and the jewellery making :)

Very kind, thank you so much! so glad you enjoy the channel! We've found a few spark plugs recently - mainly the ceramic bits of them. Interesting wee things! Best wishes from Scotland! :D

We have been so lucky at this place... its wonderfully quiet most of the time too, which is just perfect for an afternoon by the sea! :D The hatpin is such a special find! :D Thank you so much! xo

Thanks so much! We were so happy to find those treasures- the beach doesn't look like you might find anything!!! :)

Thanks so much Gerry! There is always a few hours preparation before we film the jewellery making, chosing fittings, drilling and of course then there is the collecting :) Many thanks!!

That's so cool! So glad you enjoyed it and we touched on a topic close to you - its such an interesting subject! We hope to do a little more on it in the future! We hope to do a collaborative thing on the older site when we can make that happen... The cave is part of a system of several nearby caves that have been used for thousands of years! :D Thank you so much, so glad the jewellery is making you happy! :D Best wishes, Nicole & Craig xo

Thank you so much! It was a nice quiet birthday! :D We found a few really cool things, the spring holder is really unusual for us! The cave is one in a system of caves along this coast, we plan to look at them when we can - the other caves, just down the coast, attract a fair bit of attention - we hope to get one of Craig's old colleagues involved as he's something of an expert on these caves. The one in the film is called the gas or gasworks cave. It was blocked off by the gas works for years. Like the other caves, there is evidence that it was occupied and used for many, many years - Picts are known to have been resident in these caves when the Roman's occupied the land on the other side of the river and some of the caves have carvings covering an extended period of influences! We'll be sure to get along to them when we can! Best wishes, many thanks, xo

So nice to find that hatpin, and the wee marble - it deserved a dance, such a pretty wee thing! :D That's very kind, we are so happy to be able to share a wee bit of joy, light and calm! Hope all is very well, stay safe and well, best wishes, Nicole & Craig xo

Thank you so much! It was a nice quiet birthday! Glad you enjoyed the hatpin story - we really hope we can find another! :D Best wishes, xo

The wee blue marble deserved the dance! Inspired by Snoopy's happy dance! :D Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed the video! :D Stay safe and well, best wishes, Nicole & Craig xo

It was a great day - the marble and hatpin alone were just awesome finds! Thank you so much, that's one of Craig's guitar pieces over the waves - so glad you enjoyed it! :D Thank you so much, stay safe and well, Best wishes, Nicole & Craig xo

Thanks so much Susan :) The hat pin was our favourite find too and the history behind it is fascinating !

Thanks so much Maria! We researched the brass item and it looks very much like a clockwork piece from a mantlepiece clock :) Have a great weekend!

Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed it! So surprising to find that hatpin bead and yes, what a bizzare history! So exciting to find these lovely marbles, the sea has been very generous with the marbles recently! And all suc lovely ones too! :D Best wishes, xo

Sadly my ex girlfriends grandmother's sister lost her life to being killed by her hat pin in an accident 😔

Hallo liebe Jette, wie schoen, dass Dir unseren Videos gefallen :) Wir freuen uns immer so liebe Kommentare zu bekommen! Liebe Gruesse aus dem sonnigen aber kalten Schottland!

Thanks so much Penny! The hat pin and the marble were our favourites too :)

Thank you so much! It was a fab, quiet, day! Haha! Oh! I think that's very complimentary, if we can lull you into a comfy snooze, great! :D haha! Those were really lovely finds and those hatpins - pretty awesome stuff for a humble hatpin! Best wishes from Scotland... hope its not too long before you can make the trip over! :D Best wishes, xo

Hope its not too long before you can visit Scotland again! Until then, we'll keep sharing the wee bits of it we visit! Thank you so much! Glad you enjoy the videos and jewellery making! :D Best wishes! xo

Thanks so much Nancy! Very kind of you to say :) We were so happy with the marble and hat pin. Glad you enjoyed the jewellery making...

Thanks so much Christine! The beach is certainly not one for lying down on in the summer... but it has great views :)

Oh! That is so very kind! We are so glad you found us! Thank much! ox

Thanks so much Mary! We didn't find much pottery on this beach but we are so happy with the marble and hat pin :) Pottery is a big passion of ours!! Glad you enjoyed the video ...

That's very kind, thank you so much! Best wishes, xo

Thank you so much! It was a lovely quiet day, with cake! Happiness and love too! :D Oh! You're just like us, we can't help thinking about all those things knowing that this wee bead from the hatpin was a personal treasure for someone so many years ago! So glad you came along with us, and very glad you enjoyed it! Hope Spring is with you and some warm sunshine with it! Best wishes from across the sea that joins us! :D Best wishes, Nicole and Craig xo

It's our favourite too - and the hat pin! :)

@@scottishmudlarking Yes, all lovely finds

Thank you so much! Its such a lovely thing to give these things another life! Best wishes xo

Thank you so much! Very kind! :D We are so lucky to have coastal spots north, south and east of us! :D So glad you enjoy what we're doing! Best wishes, xo

Thanks so much Dorothy! Yes you are right, I know exactly what you mean with the baby bottle!!! Aww the agate must have slipped us...

Really hope you can get to the beach soon, it is such a tonic! Glad we brought a little cheer in the meantime! Thank you so much! Best wishes, Nicole & Craig

Thanks so much Michelle :) Very lovely to hear that!

Thanks so much Denise! We loved finding the marble and hat pin and then finding out about hat pins :) Glad you enjoyed the video and jewellery making....

That's great, thank you so much! We've always tried to bring a little life into the paces we go - its always amazing to find out a little about someone or something that stood where we wander! :D Best wishes from Sunny Fife, Scotland! xo

Very kind! Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed the video - that was a great day out and we must get back along there soon! :D xo

Thanks ever so much Phyllis! So very kind of you :)

Thanks so much! Most of the music was written and performed by Craig :)

@@scottishmudlarking I wandered if that was him, I am very impressed, perfect

Oh! So sorry to hear that... I hope you are feeling much better now, how awful! We're so glad the video sent a wee bit of cheer to you - big hugs! The caves are fascinating! They have been in use for thousands of years as dwellings, stores, animal husbandry and possibly as ritual spaces too! We know that the Picts (the peoples who live here before the Scots or Scoti) lived in these caves at some point... it is remarkable to think that people looked over the water here when the Romans marched across the land south of here. We hope to do something about the caves quite soon! :D Thank you so much for your kind words, we wish you well - blessings to you and yours, stay safe and healthy! Best wishes, Nicole & Craig xo

@@scottishmudlarking thank you so much, and will definitely be looking forward to seeing your video on the caves, sounds very interesting, well all your videos are awesome especially when history lessons are involved too. Much love and blessings 🙏🙏🙏🥰🥰🥰👍👍👍🤗🤗🤗❤️❤️❤️

Oh the beaches would have been quite different then I imagine - very old pictures show that Buckhaven was once a very popular spot! :)

So sorry about that... I'd planned to upload to one of our accounts but the file was too big... It is up on Instagram and also on our Facebook page. Glad you enjoyed the video, and thank you for reminding me to post that link... I'll do that now! Thank you so much! best wishes, Nicole & Craig xo instagram.com/p/CM7rEBqB2LA/?fbclid=IwAR2H34BcVmIcI1jdwH2qC5TLboHuiQNDmchdPGRyppWPKIvNArVbL9fiIKw

Thanks so much Susan :) Very glad you enjoyed the history and video!

Haha!! We'll have to see if the shoe is still around when we go there next, or if Davy Jones has reclaimed it!! Thank you so much! Best wishes, Nicole & Craig xo

I too was wondering why/how it escaped notice!

Hello! :D You reminded me of so many old films and Sherlock Holmes stories when you mentioned Fu Manchu and the London Gas Works! Such interesting and evocative places! Although we can't get inside, we went to visit an old Water Works yesterday, we were just driving around and saw this amazing tall red brick building looking nothing like anything around it! The Victorians sure made town and city infrastucture a spectacle! I just looked up the Secret Garden - I'd not heard about that, loved the book and, at least one old film version... Hmmm! I think you're right about this version... Might give that a miss! That's such a lovely description - thank you so much! :D Best wishes, Nicoel & Craig xo

Those are our favourites too Amanda! The hat pin was just as exciting to find as the marble and they were so close to one another on the beach!!

We haven't been inside the cave yet, but we know it goes back quite a bit. We must remember to bring a light next time and have a look inside. :)

Thank you so much! Its most amazing when the sun is out, which, thankfully, is getting more frequent just now! :D Best wishes, xo

Oh! It would not surprise us! The things we see when editing! I'll go look! :D Thank you so much! Best wishes!! xo

Awesome! Glad the audio worked out and that you enjoyed the video - its a great place to let the hours go by! :D Thank you so much! xo

Thanks so much Catherine :) We were so happy with the marble and hat pin !!

Thank you so much! Lovely to meet you! :D xo

Oh, that's really cool! We really have to try to point things/places out a little more... Hope its not lng before you get to climb Arthur's Seat again - the views up there are incredible! The rust was a pretty intense colour, deeper in tone than the orangey tone I've seen more often... It looked as if it was still wet, though I can't see that it could have been! Best wishes... we'll have to get over to Arthur's Seat to point the camera the other way! :D xo

We only ever take what we can use or if it fits with a collection - often we make little heaps of things for others to find - we never take more than a small bag with maybe twenty or so thing at the most! But, if you mean, do we take things to leave behind... we have not done that... The areas we tend to look have had a very long history of use, both before and after the industrial revolution, so there is always lots of new things being washed up or coming out from where it was part of al old dump! :D Thank you so much! best wishes, xo

Thanks so much Linda! We will have a couple of premieres in April :) Hope to see you then!

Hallo aus dem sonnigen aber kalten Schottland liebe Beate :)

So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much! The ring is called a "jump ring opener" - we have a link to one on Amazon in our description, though you can find them easily online by searching for that term - it is the most useful thing ever!! :D

@@scottishmudlarking oh thanks so much ! I couldn't remember jump ring 🤣

Thank you so much! Best wishes, Nicole & Craig xo

It does, doesn't it?! We found a few since then ( some in videos not aired yet!!) ... what to make with them??! Thanks so much Chris

Hi! Its called a 'jump ring opener' - we have a link in the description, but I expect it won't help in Canada - you can find them easily on the big auction site, they are very cheap and so incredibly useful! :D Thank you so much! xo

Hahah you are right Ruth!! The spark plug really looks like a baby bottle :)

Oh! Good idea! It might well be! Thank you so much! xo

Oh... that would be a pity! Thank you so much! :D

Oh! I'll have to see if I can find that! Thank you so much! :D xo

It is a wonderful place to spend time, and sadly overlooked most of the time! You're right, there is so much history around this place, we'll be back along for sure and try to fill in wee bits of it when we do! :D Thank you so much! Very best wishes, Nicole & Craig xo Hope you had a wonderful Christmas!