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Smeaton Shaw, Dalkeith Colliery
Colliery(S) (20th Century), Miners Cottage(S) (20th Century)
Site Name Smeaton Shaw, Dalkeith Colliery
Classification Colliery(S) (20th Century), Miners Cottage(S) (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Dalkeith 1, 2 And 3; Smeaton Cottages
Canmore ID 132494
Site Number NT36NE 91
NGR NT 3637 6858
NGR Description Centred on disused mine buildings
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/132494
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Inveresk (East Lothian)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County Midlothian
NT36NE 91 3637 6858
DALKEITH 1, 2 and 3 olliery
Location: Smeaton
Previous Owners: A G Moore & Company
Types of Coal: House and Manufacturing
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1903
Year Closed: 1948
Year Abandoned: 1948
Average Workforce: 83
Peak Workforce: 83
Peak Year: 1947
Shaft/Mine Details: 3 surface mines
Details in 1948: closed
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
Site identified during an archaeological assessment carried out by CFA Archaeology Ltd.
Mhairi Hastie, 2006.
Desk Based Assessment (2006)
Site identified during an archaeological assessment carried out by CFA Archaeology Ltd.
Mhairi Hastie, 2006.
Desk Based Assessment (1 June 2008 - 14 May 2010)
Cultural Heritage assessment for the proposed Smeaton Bing Re-cycling Facility development. The assessment formed part of an Environmental Statement, submitted in 2010. The Cultural Heritage assessment identifed all cultural heritage features within the study area, as well as key external receptors within 1km of the proposed development, and assessed the impact on these features by the new development. An evaluation and photographic survey were also carried out on and around Smeaton Bing.
Information from cfaarcha1-74304 (G Mudie) 2010
