Dalmellington, Bowhill Pits
Colliery(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Dalmellington, Bowhill Pits
Classification Colliery(S) (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Lethan Hill; Patna; Kerse Pits; Dalmellington, Waterside Ironworks Complex
Canmore ID 42683
Site Number NS41SW 7
NGR NS 43 12
NGR Description From NS 43 12 to NS 44 12
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/42683
- Council East Ayrshire
- Parish Dalrymple (Cumnock And Doon Valley)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cumnock And Doon Valley
- Former County Ayrshire
NS41SW 7 43 12 to 44 12
(Location cited as centred on NS 4402 1238). BOWHILL Colliery (also known as Patna)
Location: Patna
Previous Owners: Dalmellington Iron Company Limited, Bairds & Dalmellington Limited from 1931
Types of Coal: Anthracite
Sinking/Production Commenced: unknown
Year Closed: 1948
Average Workforce: 37
Peak Workforce: 37
Peak Year: 1947
Other Details: Described as an ironstone pit on 3rd Edition Ordnance Survey maps
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
For Dalmellington, Waterside Ironworks (NS 442 083) and related monuments, see NS40NW 15.00.