Shewalton 5, 6, 8 And 9 Colliery
Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Shewalton 5, 6, 8 And 9 Colliery
Classification Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Drybridge; Irvine
Canmore ID 130770
Site Number NS33NW 55
NGR NS 3459 3629
NGR Description Centred NS 3459 3629
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/130770
- Council North Ayrshire
- Parish Dundonald (Cunninghame)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cunninghame
- Former County Ayrshire
NS33NW 55 centred 3459 3627
SHEWALTON colliery (5 and 6)
Location: Drybridge, by Irvine
Previous Owners: A Kenneth and Sons
Types of Coal: House
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1933
Year Closed: 1950
Year Abandoned: 1950
Average Workforce: 153
Peak Workforce: 205
Peak Year: 1949
Shaft/Mine Details: surface mines
Details in 1948: Output 165 tons per day, 40,250 tons per annum, longwall working. 116 employees. Surface haulage to Montgomeryfield screening plant and washer (NS33NW 256). No baths, canteen or medical facilities. Electricity all from public supply. Report dated 08-08-1948.
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
SHEWALTON colliery (8 and 9)
Location: Drybridge, by Irvine
Previous Owners: A Kenneth and Sons
Types of Coal: House
Sinking/Production Commenced: no data
Year Closed: 1948
Year Abandoned: 1948
Average Workforce: 50
Peak Workforce: 50
Peak Year: 1947
Shaft/Mine Details: surface mines
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
