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Wilsontown
Ditch (Period Unassigned), Midden (Period Unassigned), Mine Shaft (Period Unassigned), Mineral Railway (Period Unassigned), Pit(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Wilsontown
Classification Ditch (Period Unassigned), Midden (Period Unassigned), Mine Shaft (Period Unassigned), Mineral Railway (Period Unassigned), Pit(S) (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 289830
Site Number NS95SE 74
NGR NS 960 544
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/289830
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish Carnwath
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Clydesdale
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS95SE 74 960 544
NS 960 544 An archaeological evaluation and peat assessment was carried out in advance of an extension to Wilsontown Open Cast Coal Scheme. Several features associated with earlier coal mining were uncovered. These included parts of the Lawhead Branchline Mineral Railway and two possible mine shafts. A section of railway track recovered from the Lawhead Branchline suggests that it may have been a horse drawn plateway.
Sponsor: Hall Construction Ltd
Magnus Kirby and Mike Cressey, 2006.
Archaeological Evaluation (April 2008)
NS 960 544 An evaluation was carried out in April 2008 in advance of an extension to Wilsontown Open Cast Coal Scheme. 21 trial trenches covering 2100m2 were excavated. One of the trenches recorded a section across the Lawhead Branchline Mineral Railway. The embankment was found to be 13m wide and survived to a height of 0.52m. It was laid directly onto the underlying peat and was made up of a dark grey, gritty, coal and ash-rich sand. No other features or deposits of archaeological significance were found.
Archive: RCAHMS and WoSAS
Funder: Hall Construction Ltd
Ross White (CFA Archaeology Ltd), 2008
Archaeological Evaluation (August 2009)
NS 960 544 An evaluation was carried out in August 2009 in advance of an extension to Wilsontown OCCS. Several features, some associated with earlier coal mining, were uncovered. These included parts of the Lawhead Branch Line Mineral Railway, a ditch terminus, pits, a spread of midden and rubble associated with Haywood Coal Mine, and a possible mineshaft. A spread of 17 pits was also discovered, although their purpose and date are currently unknown.
Archive: RCAHMS and South Lanarkshire Council SMR
Funder: Hall Construction Ltd
Stuart Mitchell – CFA Archaeology Ltd
