Killochan Colliery
Colliery (20th Century)
Site Name Killochan Colliery
Classification Colliery (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Bargany Colliery
Canmore ID 79668
Site Number NS20SW 34
NGR NS 2474 0143
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/79668
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Dailly
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NS20SW 34 2480 0143
(Location cited as NS 2474 0143). KILLOCHAN Colliery
Location: Dailly, in the Girvan Valley
Previous Owners: Killochan Coal Company, South Ayrshire Collieries, and South Ayrshire Collieries (1928) Limited
Types of Coal: Steam
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1905
Year Closed: 1967
Year Abandoned: 1967
Average Workforce: 247
Peak Workforce: 289
Peak Year: 1952
Shaft/Mine Details: 2 shafts, both 205m deep
Details in 1948: Output 265 tons per day, 66,250 tons per annum, stoop and room and longwall working. 199 employees. 2 screens for dry coal, Luhrig-type washer (Dickson and Mann). No baths, canteen or medical facilities. Steam, and electricity 100% public supply. Report dated 08-08-1948.
Other Details: The furthest south of the Girvan Valley pits, it received coal from Maxwell and Dalquharran pits to be washed. Pithead baths were built in 1955.
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
