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South Bantaskine
Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Site Name South Bantaskine
Classification Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 134515
Site Number NS87NE 60
NGR NS 8750 7920
NGR Description Centred NS 8750 7920
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/134515
- Council Falkirk
- Parish Falkirk
- Former Region Central
- Former District Falkirk
- Former County Stirlingshire
NS87NE 60 8750 7920
Grid reference generated from Guide to the Coalfields.
Colliery Guardian, 1953.
(Location cited as NS 8756 7917). SOUTH BANTASKINE Colliery
Location: Slamannan Rd, Falkirk
Previous Owners: Callender Coal Company
Types of Coal: House and Steam
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1946
Year Closed: 1959
Year Abandoned: 1959
Average Workforce: 107
Peak Workforce: 141
Peak Year: 1954
Shaft/Mine Details: 3 surface mines, one to Mid-Drumgray, two to Armadale Main Coal
Details in 1948: Output 85 tons per day, 25,000 tons per annum. 84 employees. No washer [no equipment for the wet cleaning of coal] , no baths, no canteen. All electricity supplied by Scottish Midland Electric Supply Company Report dated 25-08-1948.
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
