Auchincruive Colliery 4, 5, 6 And 7
Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Auchincruive Colliery 4, 5, 6 And 7
Classification Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Glenburn Colliery
Canmore ID 81163
Site Number NS32NE 38
NGR NS 3665 2594
NGR Description centred on shafts
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Monkton And Prestwick
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NS32NE 38 NS 3665 2594
(Location cited as NS3655 2594). AUCHINCRUIVE 4, 5, 6 and 7 Colliery
Location: Prestwick
Previous Owners: Geo. Taylor & Company, Wm. Baird & Company from 1916, Bairds & Dalmellington Limited from 1931
Types of Coal: Steam
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1911-2
Year Closed: 1973
Year Abandoned: 1974
Average Workforce: 659
Peak Workforce: 958
Peak Year: 1957
Shaft/Mine Details: 2 shafts, both 155m
Details in 1948: Output 925 tons per day, 231,250 tons per annum, stoop and room (under the urban areas of Prestwick) and longwall working (under the sea). 707 employees. 2 screens for dry coal, coal breaker and table [equipment which together allow the grading by size of coal, re-sizing of coal and removal of non-coal debris such as stone or shale]. Baum-type washer (Norton) [equipment for the wet cleaning of coal]. Canteen and baths (1934), medical services not yet available. Electricity generated on site, none from public supply. Report dated 08-08-1948.
Other Details: 4 & 5 also known as 'Glenburn'. Area workshops were based here until 1965.
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
NMRS REFERENCE:
Architect: Allan Stevenson. 1911. Houses at Little Bogend - Annbank.
Plans: at Darley Hay Partnership, Ayr.
