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Polquhairn Colliery |
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Polquhairn Colliery |
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Polquhairn Colliery
| Location: |
Sinclairston, Ochiltree
9 miles [14 km] ESE of Ayr
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 70 Ayr, Kilmarnock and Troon) NS469159, 55° 24' 47" N, 4° 25' 8" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Pits: |
No. 1 Pit |
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No. 2 Pit |
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No. 3 Pit |
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No. 4 Pit |
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No. 5 Pit |
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No. 6 Pit |
| Owners: |
Polquhairn Coal Co., Ltd. |
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1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
| Output: |
1894 - Coal. |
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1896 - Coal: Household. |
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1900 - Coal: Household. |
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1905 - Coal: Household. |
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1910 - Coal: Household. |
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1915 - Coal: Household. |
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1920 - Coal: Household. |
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1947 - Coal: Household, Industrial. (44,000 tons) |
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1954 - Coal: Household. |
| Employment: |
1894 - 8 (4 below, 4 surface) [Sinking] |
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1896 - 44 (33 below, 11 surface) |
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1900 - 40 (30 below, 10 surface) |
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1905 - 59 (45 below, 14 surface) |
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1910 - 129 (105 below, 24 surface) |
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1915 - 202 (160 below, 42 surface) |
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1920 - 195 (160 below, 35 surface) |
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1923 - 210 (160 below, 50 surface) |
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1933 - 210 (170 below, 40 surface) |
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1940 - 242 (192 below, 50 surface) |
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1947 - 205 (161 below, 44 surface) |
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1954 - 247 (201 below, 46 surface) |
| Seams Worked: |
1910 - Main |
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1915 - Main |
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1920 - Ell, Main |
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1954 - Ell, Main, Major |
| 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 Polquhairn Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Polquhairn Colliery
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
- 1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1920 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1923 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
- 1933 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
- 1954 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website
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