Archaeology Notes

Event ID 780901

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NS89NE 81 centred 8794 9534

KING O' MUIRS Colliery 1

Location: Tullibody

Previous Owners: Alloa Coal Company

Types of Coal: House and Manufacturing

Sinking/Production Commenced: 1938

Year Closed: 1956

Year Abandoned: 1957

Average Workforce: 82

Peak Workforce: 153

Peak Year: 1955

Shaft/Mine Details: 1 surface mine, 1 air shaft

Details in 1948: Output 100 tons per day, 25,000 tons per annum. 55 employees. No washer, no baths, canteen or medical facilities. AC electricity all supplied from Devon Colliery [NS89NE 40.01]. Report dated 25-08-1948.

M K Oglethorpe 2006.