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Meta Colliery
| Location: |
Sauchie
6½ miles [11 km] E of Stirling
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 58 Perth and Alloa) NS893957, 56° 8' 28" N, 3° 46' 54" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
| Output: |
1947 - Coal: Household. (43,800 tons) |
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1954 - Coal: Household. |
| Employment: |
1947 - 80 (73 below, 7 surface) |
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1954 - 191 (158 below, 33 surface) |
| Seams Worked: |
1954 - Diamond, Jewel, Upper Five Feet |
| 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 Meta Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Meta Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 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
- 1954 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website
Related Links:
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