Pennyvenie No. 5 Colliery
Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Pennyvenie No. 5 Colliery
Classification Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 254203
Site Number NS40NE 107
NGR NS 4883 0708
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/254203
- Council East Ayrshire
- Parish Dalmellington
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cumnock And Doon Valley
- Former County Ayrshire
NS40NE 107 4883 0708
See also NS40NE 26.00.
PENNYVENIE 5 colliery
Location: Dalmellington
Previous Owners: Dalmellington Iron Company Limited, Bairds & Dalmellington Limited from 1931
Types of Coal: House, Gas, Manufacturing, and Steam
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1911
Year Closed: 1953
Year Abandoned: 1955
Average Workforce: 66
Peak Workforce: 70
Peak Year: 1947
Shaft/Mine Details: surface mine, associated with Pennyvenie 2, 3 and 7 (RCAHMS NS40NE 26)
Details in 1948: Output 90 tons per day, 23,750 tons per annum, stoop and room working. 72 employees. Screening at Pennyvenie 2/3 (NS40NE 26), washing at Dunaskin. Baths, no canteen, snacks provided when required. Steam and electrcity, none from public supply. Report dated 07-08-1948.
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
