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Mines In Scotland In 1873
Argyllshire
Name of Mine or Colliery Name of Pit Where Situated Owner or Company Owners Postal Address Type Manager Name of seam & its thickness Mode of working/notes District
Drumlemble .. Campbelton J. Smellie and Son Campbelton Coal .. .. .. Western
Ayrshire
Name of Mine or Colliery Name of Pit Where Situated Owner or Company Owners Postal Address Type Manager Name of seam & its thickness Mode of working/notes District
Alnwick Lodge .. Dreghorn Merry & Cunninghame Dreghorn Coal .. .. .. Western
Annbank .. Ayr J. T. Gordon Ayr Coal .. .. .. Western
Ardeer Ironworks .. Stevenstone Merry & Cunninghame Stevenstone Coal .. .. .. Western
Armsheugh .. Irvine Merry & Cunninghame Irvine Coal .. .. .. Western
Armsheugh .. Irvine Merry & Cunninghame Irvine Shale .. .. .. Western
Ashieburn .. Muirkirk Barr and Co. Muirkirk Coal .. .. .. Western
Ashyard .. Galston Eagleshame and Dunlop Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Auchinharvie .. Saltcoats Kenneth & Whitefield Saltcoats Coal .. .. .. Western
Auldhouseburn .. Muirkirk Barr and Co. Muirkirk Coal .. .. .. Western
Ballochmyle .. Auchinleck Wm. Walker Auchinleck Coal .. .. .. Western
Bank .. N. Cumnock Bank Coal Co. N. Cumnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Bankhead .. Galston Eglinton Iron Co. Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Bargairie .. Maybole M'Harrie and Couper Ayr Coal .. .. .. Western
Barkip .. Beith Merry & Cunninghame Glengarnock, Dalry Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Barleith .. Hurlford John Galloway Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Barrhill .. Cumnock Eglinton Iron Co. Lugar, Cumnock Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Bartonholm .. Kilwinning Eglinton Iron Co. Kilwinning Coal .. .. .. Western
Beoch .. Dalmellington Dalmellington Iron Co. Maybole Coal .. .. .. Western
Birkentuck .. Beith Merry & Cunninghame Glengarnock, Dalry Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Blackstone .. Lugar Eglinton Iron Co. Lugar, Cumnock Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Blair .. Dalry Eglinton Iron Co. Lugar, Cumnock Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Blair Ironworks .. Dalry Eglinton Iron Co. Dalry Coal .. .. .. Western
Bogside .. Kilmarnock Jas. Dickie and Co. Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Bonnyton .. Kilmarnock John Gilmour and Co. Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Boutreehill .. Irvine Finnie and Finlay Irvine Fireclay .. .. .. Western
Boutreehill .. Dreghorn Finnie and Finlay Dreghorn Coal .. .. .. Western
Bowhill .. Dalmellington Dalmellington Iron Co. Dalmellington Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Bradley .. Dalry Merry & Cunninghame Glengarnock, Dalry Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Bridge End .. Kilwinning W. M'Donald & Co. Kilwinning Coal .. .. .. Western
Burgh .. Irvine J. Paterson & Co. Irvine Coal .. .. .. Western
Burn Bank and Ladyton .. Galston Boyd, Gilmour and Co. Galston Coal .. .. .. Western
Burnfoot .. Dalmellington Dalmellington Iron Co. Dalmellington Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Bushie .. Kilmarnock A. Finnie and Sons Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Bustiehead .. Kilmarnock Merry & Cunninghame Glengarnock, Dalry Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Caldwell .. Beith Armour and Fulton Beith Coal .. .. .. Western
Caldwell .. Beith W. S. Dixon Govan Iron Works, Glasgow Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Caprington .. Kilmarnock W. D. Cunninghame Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Carbello .. Lugar Eglinton Iron Co. Lugar, Cumnock Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Carbieston .. Dalmellington Dalmellington Iron Co. Dalmellington Coal .. .. .. Western
Carnilbank .. Kilmarnock A. Finnie and Sons Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Carsehead .. Dalry Eglinton Iron Co. Lugar, Cumnock Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Cauldhame .. Kilmarnock A. Finnie and Sons Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Chalmerston .. Dalmellington Dalmellington Iron Co. Dalmellington Coal .. .. .. Western
Coalburn .. Cumnock Jas. McNicol Cumnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Coalheugh Glen .. Dalry Merry & Cunninghame Glengarnock, Dalry Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Coalheugh Glen .. Dalry T. Oliphant Dalry Coal .. .. .. Western
Common .. Lugar Eglinton Iron Co. Lugar, Cumnock Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Common .. Lugar Eglinton Iron Co. Cumnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Commondyke .. Lugar Eglinton Iron Co. Lugar, Cumnock Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Corby Craigs .. Dalmellington Dalmellington Iron Co. Dalmellington Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Corsehill .. Coylton M'Gill and Co. Coylton Coal .. .. .. Western
Courthill .. Dalry Merry & Cunninghame Dalry Coal .. .. .. Western
Craigmark .. Dalmellington Dalmellington Iron Co. Dalmellington Coal .. .. .. Western
Cranberry .. Lugar Eglinton Iron Co. Lugar, Cumnock Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Crannberry .. Kilwinning Ritchie and Walker Kilwinning Coal .. .. .. Western
Cronberry .. Lugar Eglinton Iron Co. Cumnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Crossflat .. Muirkirk Barr and Co. Muirkirk Coal .. .. .. Western
Crossroads .. Dalry R. Dunsmuir Dalry Coal .. .. .. Western
Cumnock .. Cumnock Eglinton Iron Co. Cumnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Dalharco .. Dalmellington Dalmellington Iron Co. Dalmellington Coal .. .. .. Western
Dalquharran .. Maybole Hon. T. F. Kennedy Maybole Coal .. .. .. Western
Dalquharran .. Maybole Hon. F. F. Kennedy Maybole Fireclay .. .. .. Western
Dalzellowlie .. Maybole Jas. Couper Maybole Coal .. .. .. Western
Davidshill .. Dalry Eglinton Iron Co. Lugar, Cumnock Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Dollar .. Hurlford John Galloway Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Doura .. Irvine Barr and M'Gannet Ardrossan Fireclay .. .. .. Western
Doura .. Irvine Barr and M'Jannett Ardrossan Coal .. .. .. Western
Doura .. Irvine John Barr and Co. Irvine Shale .. .. .. Western
Drumgrange .. Dalmellington Dalmellington Iron Co. Dalmellington Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Drumuir .. Dreghorn Merry & Cunninghame Dreghorn Coal .. .. .. Western
Duchray .. Coylton J. Bryden and Co. Coylton Coal .. .. .. Western
Dykehead .. Hurlford Eglinton Iron Co. Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
East Thornton .. Kilmarnock A. Finnie and Sons Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Eglinton .. Kilwinning A. Kenneth & Sons Kilwinning Coal .. .. .. Western
Eglinton .. Kilwinning Eglinton Iron Co. Kilwinning Fireclay .. .. .. Western
Eglinton .. Kilwinning A. Kenneth & Sons Kilwinning Fireclay .. .. .. Western
Eglinton Ironworks .. Kilwinning Eglinton Iron Co. Kilwinning Coal .. .. .. Western
Fergushill .. Irvine A. Finnie and Sons Kilwinning Shale .. .. .. Western
Fergushill .. Kilwinning A. Finnie and Sons Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Fergushill .. Kilmarnock Merry & Cunninghame Glengarnock, Dalry Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Flashwood .. Dalry Merry & Cunninghame Glengarnock, Dalry Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Galston .. Galston John Horne Galston Coal .. .. .. Western
Garallan .. Cumnock Jas. Eagleshame Cumnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Garriockhill .. Coylton M'Gill and Co. Coylton Coal .. .. .. Western
Garthland .. Lochwinnock M'Dowall Lochwinnoch Coal .. .. .. Western
Gauchalland .. Galston Gauchalland Coal Co. Galston Coal .. .. .. Western
Gilmilmscroft .. Auchinleck Gilmour, Wood, and Anderson Auchinleck Coal .. .. .. Western
Glenbuck .. Muirkirk Eglinton Iron Co. Muirkirk Coal .. .. .. Western
Glengarnock .. Kilbirnie Merry & Cunninghame Glengarnock, Dalry Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Glengarnock Ironworks .. Kilbirnie Merry & Cunninghame Kilbirnie Coal .. .. .. Western
Glengyron .. Cumnock Eglinton Iron Co. Lugar, Cumnock Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Glenlogan .. Lugar Eglinton Iron Co. Cumnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Glenlogan .. Lugar Eglinton Iron Co. Lugar, Cumnock Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Goatfoot .. Galston Boyd, Gilmour and Co. Galston Coal .. .. .. Western
Goldcraig .. Kilwinning Napier Kilwinning Coal .. .. .. Western
Grange .. Kilmarnock R. Yeats and Co. Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Greenbank .. Dalry Merry & Cunninghame Glengarnock, Dalry Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Grougar .. Kilmarnock Eglinton Iron Co. Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Hardcraft .. Dalry Merry & Cunninghame Glengarnock, Dalry Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Hayside .. Kilmarnock J. Oslar and Co. Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Highfield .. Beith Merry & Cunninghame Glengarnock, Dalry Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Hillhead .. Kilmarnock J. and M. Craig Kilmarnock Fireclay .. .. .. Western
Holmes .. Galston John Horne Galston Coal .. .. .. Western
Hurlford .. Hurlford Allan Gilmour and Co. Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Hurlford .. Hurlford John Howie Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Kersland .. Dalry Eglinton Iron Co. Lugar, Cumnock Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Kilbirnie .. Dalry Merry & Cunninghame Glengarnock, Dalry Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Kilmarnock .. Kilmarnock A. Finnie and Sons Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Lanemark .. N. Cumnock Lanemark Coal Co. N. Cumnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Langlands .. Dalry Merry & Cunninghame Glengarnock, Dalry Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Lightshaw .. Muirkirk Eglinton Iron Co. Muirkirk Coal .. .. .. Western
Loudon .. Galston Eglinton Iron Co. Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Lugar Iron Works .. Lugar Eglinton Iron Co. Cumnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Maidenbank .. Muirkirk Eglinton Iron Co. Muirkirk Coal .. .. .. Western
Mansfield .. N. Cumnock James Gray N. Cumnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Maxwood .. Galston Maxwood Coal Co. Galston Coal .. .. .. Western
Mayfield .. Hurlford Allan Gilmour and Co. Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Merksworth .. Dalry Merry & Cunninghame Glengarnock, Dalry Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Monkridden .. Kilwinning Fulton and Armour Kilwinning Coal .. .. .. Western
Mosshouse .. Lugar Eglinton Iron Co. Lugar, Cumnock Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Mount Curr .. Kilwinning Eglinton Iron Co. Kilwinning Coal .. .. .. Western
Muirhouse .. Beith Merry & Cunninghame Glengarnock, Dalry Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Overton .. Dreghorn Merry & Cunninghame Dreghorn Coal .. .. .. Western
Paddocklaw .. Dreghorn Merry & Cunninghame Dreghorn Coal .. .. .. Western
Pathhead .. N. Cumnock James Gray N. Cumnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Perceton .. Irvine J. and M. Craig Irvine Fireclay .. .. .. Western
Perceton .. Irvine J. and M. Craig Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Pitcon .. Dalry Eglinton Iron Co. Lugar, Cumnock Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Plan .. Kilmarnock John McKnight Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Plan .. Kilmarnock Merry & Cunninghame Glengarnock, Dalry Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Ponessan .. Dalmellington Dalmellington Iron Co. Dalmellington Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Portland .. Hurlford Allan Gilmour and Co. Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Portland Iron Works .. Hurlford Eglinton Iron Co. Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Redburn .. Kilwinning Eglinton Iron Co. Kilwinning Coal .. .. .. Western
Redston .. Kilwinning Armour and Fulton Kilwinning Fireclay .. .. .. Western
Redston .. Kilwinning Fulton and Armour Kilwinning Coal .. .. .. Western
Riddance .. Dalry Merry & Cunninghame Glengarnock, Dalry Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Roughwood .. Beith Merry & Cunninghame Beith Coal .. .. .. Western
Ryesholm .. Dalry Merry & Cunninghame Glengarnock, Dalry Ironstone .. .. .. Western
S.Boig .. N. Cumnock Lanemark Coal Co. N. Cumnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Shankston .. Cumnock Eglinton Iron Co. Lugar, Cumnock Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Shewalton .. Irvine Gilmour, Wood, and Anderson Irvine Coal .. .. .. Western
Smithston .. Dalmellington Dalmellington Iron Co. Dalmellington Coal .. .. .. Western
Springhill .. Kilmarnock A. Finnie and Sons Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Stepends .. Cumnock Eglinton Iron Co. Lugar, Cumnock Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Stevenstone .. Stevenstone Merry & Cunninghame Stevenstone Coal .. .. .. Western
Stottencleugh .. Muirkirk Eglinton Iron Co. Muirkirk Coal .. .. .. Western
Strade .. N. Cumnock Lanemark Coal Co. N. Cumnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Swineridgemuir .. Beith Merry & Cunninghame Glengarnock, Dalry Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Swineridgemuir .. Beith Merry & Cunninghame Beith Coal .. .. .. Western
Templand .. Cumnock Eglinton Iron Co. Lugar, Cumnock Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Todhills .. Dalry Eglinton Iron Co. Lugar, Cumnock Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Warrickhill .. Dreghorn Merry & Cunninghame Dreghorn Coal .. .. .. Western
Wellwood .. Muirkirk Eglinton Iron Co. Muirkirk Coal .. .. .. Western
Wellwood .. Lugar Eglinton Iron Co. Lugar, Cumnock Ironstone .. .. .. Western
West Thornton .. Kilmarnock A. Finnie and Sons Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Woodhill .. Kilmarnock Merry & Cunninghame Kilmarnock Coal .. .. .. Western
Clackmannan
Name of Mine or Colliery Name of Pit Where Situated Owner or Company Owners Postal Address Type Manager Name of seam & its thickness Mode of working/notes District
Alloa Garnstar Alloa Alloa Coal Co. .. Coal John Hunter Splint Long wall Eastern
Alloa Holton Alloa Alloa Coal Co. .. Coal John Hunter Nine feet Long wall Eastern
Alloa Whinhill Alloa Alloa Coal Co. .. Coal John Hunter Lower feet Long wall Eastern
Alloa Broom Alloa Alloa Coal Co. .. Coal John Hunter Splint Long wall Eastern
Alloa Spotwell Alloa Alloa Coal Co. .. Coal John Hunter Upper, 5 feet Long wall Eastern
Clackmannan No 15 - Clackmannan Coal Co. .. Coal Jno. Hunter Cherry and Splint Long wall Eastern
Clackmannan No 14 - Clackmannan Coal Co. .. Coal Jno. Hunter Cherry and Splint Long wall Eastern
Clackmannan Southfield, 5 - Clackmannan Coal Co. .. Coal Jno. Hunter Cherry Long wall Eastern
Kennetpans No 3 Clackmannan Francis Grier .. Coal James Grier Cherry Long wall Eastern
Sheardale Sheardale Dollar Alloa Coal Co. .. Coal - Cherry Long wall Eastern
Tillicoultry Mine No 1 Clackmannan Alloa Coal Co. .. Coal - - Long wall Eastern
Dunbartonshire
Name of Mine or Colliery Name of Pit Where Situated Owner or Company Owners Postal Address Type Manager Name of seam & its thickness Mode of working/notes District
Baljaffray .. Duntocher James Young & Sons Duntocher Coal .. .. .. Western
Blairdardie .. Duntocher Merry & Cunninghame Duntocher Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Blairdardie .. Duntocher Merry & Cunninghame Duntocher Coal .. .. .. Western
Braes O'Zetts .. Kirkintilloch Thos. Fell Kirkintilloch Coal .. .. .. Western
Croy .. Kilsyth W. Baird and Co. Coatbridge Coal .. .. .. Western
Drumchapel .. Duntocher Merry & Cunninghame Duntocher Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Drumchapel .. Duntocher Merry and Cunninghame Duntocher Coal .. .. .. Western
Garscadden .. Duntocher Merry & Cunninghame Duntocher Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Garscadden .. Duntocher Merry&Cunninghame Duntocher Coal .. .. .. Western
Garscube .. Maryhill M'Nair, Stokes, and Dixon Shettleston Coal .. .. .. Western
Garscube .. Maryhill Summerlee Iron Co. Coatbridge Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Gartconnel .. Duntocher Merry & Cunninghame Duntocher Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Gartshore .. Kilsyth William Baird and Co. Gartsherrie, Coatbridge Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Gartshore .. Kilsyth W. Baird and Co. Coatbridge Coal .. .. .. Western
Hutchison .. Duntocher Merry & Cunninghame Duntocher Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Knightswood .. Maryhill Summerlee Iron Co. Coatbridge Ironstone .. .. .. Western
Knightswood .. Maryhill Summerlee Iron Co. Coatbridge Coal .. .. .. Western
Meiklehill .. Kirkintilloch. Jas. Gairdner and Sons Kirkintilloch. Coal .. .. .. Western
Netherwood .. Cumbernauld Miller and Co. Cumbernauld Coal .. .. .. Western
Solesgirth .. Kirkintilloch Wm. Wallace & Co. Kirkintilloch Coal .. .. .. Western
Dumfriesshire
Name of Mine or Colliery Name of Pit Where Situated Owner or Company Owners Postal Address Type Manager Name of seam & its thickness Mode of working/notes District
Canonbie .. Canonbie Duke of Buccleuch Canonbie Coal .. .. .. Western
Cavinburne .. Sanquhar Messrs. Whygham Sanquhar Coal .. .. .. Western
Drumbine .. Sanquhar Messrs. Whygham Sanquhar Coal .. .. .. Western
Gateside .. Sanquhar Messrs. Whygham Sanquhar Coal .. .. .. Western

Last Updated 22nd August 2010