General view from W of top of No. 2 winding tower of part of mine compound, railway sidings and sidings control building, and British Rail sidings in background.
SC 376629
Description General view from W of top of No. 2 winding tower of part of mine compound, railway sidings and sidings control building, and British Rail sidings in background.
Catalogue Number SC 376629
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 17681
Scope and Content Compound and railway sidings, Monkton Hall Colliery, Midlothian Monkton Hall Colliery was sunk in 1954-67 and was one of the National Coal Board's five Scottish super-pits. Coal production reached 5,000 tons per day in 1968. Most of the output went to Cockenzie Power Station. It was closed in 1997 and then demolished. This is the view from the top of Number 2 Winding Tower showing the compound, where materials and equipment are stored, and the railway sidings and associated control tower. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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