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Bowhill Mine |
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Bowhill Mine |
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Bowhill Mine
| Location: |
Patna
8½ miles [14 km] SE of Ayr
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 70 Ayr, Kilmarnock and Troon) NS440123, 55° 22' 47" N, 4° 27' 45" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
Dalmellington Iron Co. |
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Bairds and Dalmellington Ltd. |
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1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
| Output: |
1894 - Ironstone. |
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1896 - Ironstone. |
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1900 - Bowhill - Ironstone. |
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1905 - Bowhill - Ironstone. |
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1910 - Ironstone. |
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1947 - Bowhill - Coal: Anthracite. (3,000 tons) |
| Employment: |
1894 - 244 (216 below, 28 surface) |
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1896 - 200 (175 below, 25 surface) |
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1900 - Bowhill - 166 (142 below, 24 surface) |
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1905 - Bowhill - 263 (233 below, 30 surface) |
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1910 - 116 (101 below, 15 surface) |
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1937 - 37 (21 below, 16 surface) |
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1940 - 102 (82 below, 20 surface) |
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1947 - Bowhill - 37 (30 below, 7 surface) |
| Seams Worked: |
1910 - Black Band |
| Notes: |
Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete! |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
Names of those killed at this colliery
No names found.
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
 a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Bowhill Mine
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Bowhill Mine
Memorial Images:
Credits
Sources:
- 1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
- 1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1937 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1947 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website
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