Archaeology Notes

Event ID 808436

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NS99SW 32 centred 9148 9264

ZETLAND Colliery

Location: Clackmannan

Previous Owners: Alloa Coal Company

Types of Coal: House and Steam

Sinking/Production Commenced: 1935

Year Closed: 1960

Year Abandoned: 1961

Average Workforce: 192

Peak Workforce: 323

Peak Year: 1957

Shaft/Mine Details: 2 surface mines, No. 1 at NS 9153 9295, No. 2 at NS 9159 9307

Details in 1948: Output 160 tons per day, 40,000 tons per annum. 89 employees. No washer. No baths, but washing facilities provided. All AC [alternate current] electricity supplied from Devon Colliery [NS89NE 40.01]. Report dated 25-08-1948.

M K Oglethorpe 2006.