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Bank No. 2 Colliery
Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Bank No. 2 Colliery
Classification Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 133196
Site Number NS51SE 23
NGR NS 5961 1176
NGR Description Centred NS 5961 1176
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/133196
- Council East Ayrshire
- Parish New Cumnock
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cumnock And Doon Valley
- Former County Ayrshire
NS51SE 23 5961 1176
This mine is depicted on the 1:10560 scale Ordnance Survey map (Provisional Edition, 1958).
Information from RCAHMS (MMD), 20 August 1998.
BANK 2
Location: New Cumnock
Previous Owners: New Cumnock Collieries Limited
Types of Coal: House and Steam
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1946
Year Closed: 1950
Year Abandoned: 1959
Statistics: see Bank 1
Shaft/Mine Details: surface mine, approximately 37m deep
Details in 1948: Output 150 tons per day, 44,100 tons per annum. 70 employees. Screening at Bank No. 1, and washing at Knockshinnoch Castle (NS61SW 17). Baths available, but packed lunches from Knockshinnoch Castle canteen. Some steam power, but electricity 100% from public supply. Report dated 09-08-1948.
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
