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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 743459
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/743459
NS41NE 11.00 4699 1595
POLQUHAIRN 1 and 4 colliery
Location: Ochiltree
Previous Owners: Polquhairn Coal Company Limited
Types of Coal: House
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1895
Year Closed: 1962
Average Workforce: 289
Peak Workforce: 460
Peak Year: 1960
Shaft/Mine Details: 2 shafts, 77m and 40m deep
Details in 1948: Output 180 tons per day, 46,500 tons per annum, stoop and room working. 201 employees. 2 screens for dry coal, no washing. Baths and medical health centre under construction. Canteen for packed meals. Steam, and electricity 100% from public supply. Report dated 06-08-1948.
Other Details: Handled and processed coal from Greenhill. Benefitted from reconstruction in the 1950s.
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
