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Polquhairn (1 And 4) Colliery
Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Polquhairn (1 And 4) Colliery
Classification Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 81162
Site Number NS41NE 11
NGR NS 4699 1595
NGR Description centred
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/81162
- Council East Ayrshire
- Parish Ochiltree
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cumnock And Doon Valley
- Former County Ayrshire
NS41NE 11.00 4699 1595
POLQUHAIRN 1 and 4 colliery
Location: Ochiltree
Previous Owners: Polquhairn Coal Company Limited
Types of Coal: House
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1895
Year Closed: 1962
Average Workforce: 289
Peak Workforce: 460
Peak Year: 1960
Shaft/Mine Details: 2 shafts, 77m and 40m deep
Details in 1948: Output 180 tons per day, 46,500 tons per annum, stoop and room working. 201 employees. 2 screens for dry coal, no washing. Baths and medical health centre under construction. Canteen for packed meals. Steam, and electricity 100% from public supply. Report dated 06-08-1948.
Other Details: Handled and processed coal from Greenhill. Benefitted from reconstruction in the 1950s.
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
