Balgonie Colliery
Colliery (19th Century)
Site Name Balgonie Colliery
Classification Colliery (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Julian Pit
Canmore ID 134132
Site Number NT39NW 229
NGR NT 3037 9862
NGR Description Centred NT 3037 9862
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Fife
- Parish Markinch
- Former Region Fife
- Former District Kirkcaldy
- Former County Fife
NT39NW 229 3037 9862
BALGONIE Colliery (also known as JULIAN PIT)
Location: Thornton
Previous Owners: Balfour and Balgonie Estates, later the Balgonie Colliery Company
Types of Coal: House and Steam
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1883-5
Year Closed: 1960
Year Abandoned: 1960
Average Workforce: 448
Peak Workforce: 490
Peak Year: 1952
Shaft/Mine Details: 2 shafts, No. 1 147m, No. 2 119m deep
Details in 1948: Output 470 tons per day, 123,262 tons per annum. 445 employees. Baum-type washer [equipment using water and compressed air to clean and separate coal from stone and shale]. DC and AC high tension electricity, none bought from public supply. Report dated 06-08-1948.
Other Details: Re-organised by National Coal Board (NCB) in 1954.
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
The national grid reference as originally quoted by RCAHMS was amended from NT3037 9867 to NT3037 9862 as a result of further research.
Information from RCAHMS (MKO) 28 June 2006.