Silver Glen

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The Silver Glen lies approximately 1km to the east of the town of Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, and takes its name from the silver that was mined there in the early 18th century. Later, an ore of cobalt was found.

Many of the old mineworkings can still be seen, but the new landowners, The Woodland Trust, have installed locked gates on the more extensive workings, as there are several unprotected shafts within.

There is not much trace of silver to be found, as the dumps have been picked clean, on the surface at least, by many generations of collectors.^{[citation needed]}

There are other mine workings at Carnaughton Glen, on the west side of Alva (in the middle of the golf course), which are often confused with the Silver Glen. These too have been explored^{[citation needed]}, and in 1966 no significant traces of silver were evident. Nor does there seem to be any written record of their purpose. However there was some evidence of copper ores, notably malachite. Again, there is at least one deep shaft, this time water-filled, so casual exploration by the inexperienced is not advised.