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Collyshot Colliery
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| Location: | Newmains 10 miles [16 km] NW of Lanark |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 64 Glasgow) NS793567, 55° 47' 20" N, 3° 55' 28" W |
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| Owners: | Coltness Iron Co., Ltd. |
| Output: | 1894 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. Ironstone. |
| 1896 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. Ironstone. | |
| 1900 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. Ironstone. | |
| 1905 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. Ironstone. | |
| 1910 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. Ironstone. | |
| Employment: | 1894 - 147 (126 below, 21 surface) |
| 1896 - 126 (108 below, 18 surface) | |
| 1900 - 40 (34 below, 6 surface) | |
| 1905 - 21 (18 below, 3 surface) | |
| 1910 - 2 (1 below, 1 surface) [Abandoned] | |
| Seams Worked: | 1905 - Splint |
| 1910 - Splint [Abandoned. Plans to Home Office 1910] | |
| Notes: | Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete! |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 | Brown, Gilbert, 26 Sep 1886, aged 64, Bottomer, He ran tub into open shaft when cage was not there, and fell after it | |||||
| Hughes, David, 17 Mar 1887, aged 42, Roadsman, Fall of roof. Repairing haulage road; stoop and room | |||||
| McAllister, Archibald, 22 May 1884, aged 18, Collier, Fall of side. While holing ; stoop and room | |||||
| McCourt, Patrick, 21 Jul 1888, aged 53, Drawer, Fell on corner of tub | |||||
| 4 names found | ||||||
If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Collyshot Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Collyshot Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1884 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4429), Scotland East District by Ralph Moore, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1888 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5779), East Scotland District (No. 1) by Ralph Moore, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 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
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