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Shieldmains Colliery
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| Location: | Coylton 7 miles [11 km] ESE of Ayr |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 70 Ayr, Kilmarnock and Troon) NS447184, 55° 26' 5" N, 4° 27' 18" W |
| Opened: | |
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| Owners: | A. G. Moore and Co. |
| A. G. Moore and Co., Ltd. | |
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |
| Output: | 1900 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
| 1905 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1910 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1915 - No. 7 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1915 - Siding Mine - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1920 - No. 2 Siding Mine - Coal. | |
| 1920 - No. 7 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1920 - Siding Mine - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1947 - Coal: Household, Industrial. (60,000 tons) | |
| Employment: | 1900 - 167 (136 below, 31 surface) |
| 1905 - 243 (206 below, 37 surface) | |
| 1910 - 174 (135 below, 39 surface) | |
| 1915 - No. 7 - 87 (59 below, 28 surface) | |
| 1915 - Siding Mine - 35 (27 below, 8 surface) | |
| 1920 - No. 2 Siding Mine - 19 (15 below, 4 surface) | |
| 1920 - No. 7 - 106 (86 below, 20 surface) | |
| 1920 - Siding Mine - 73 (55 below, 18 surface) | |
| 1923 - No. 2, Siding Mine - 14 (8 below, 6 surface) | |
| 1923 - Siding Mine - 29 (19 below, 10 surface) | |
| 1933 - No. 6 - 73 (57 below, 16 surface) | |
| 1940 - No. 6 - 73 (57 below, 16 surface) | |
| 1947 - 153 (101 below, 52 surface) | |
| Seams Worked: | 1910 - Ell, Major, Splint |
| 1915 - No. 7 - Main, Major | |
| 1915 - Siding Mine - Main, Major | |
| 1920 - No. 2 Siding Mine - Main | |
| 1920 - No. 7 - Ell, Main, Major | |
| 1920 - Siding Mine - Ell, Main | |
| 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
No names found.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Shieldmains Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Shieldmains Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 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
- OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website
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