Wilsontown | Canmore

Colliery (19th Century)

Site Name Wilsontown

Classification Colliery (19th Century)

Canmore ID 99854

Site Number NS95NE 85

NGR NS 9530 5573

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/99854

Digital Images

SC 1728814

Wilsontown, oblique aerial view, taken from the E, showing the bings of two coal mines in the centre left of the photograph, and the remains of a workers' row, and an area of bell pits, in the centre right.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

2/2/1995

SC 503576

Scanned image of oblique aerial view, taken from the NE, showing the bings of two coal mines at the bottom, and the remains of ironworks, workers' rows, lime kilns, coke ovens and buildings across the remainder of the photograph, including a large area of bell pits in the centre and top left-hand corner.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

2/2/1995

SC 1728811

Wilsontown, oblique aerial view, taken from the NE, showing the bings of two coal mines at the bottom, and the remains of ironworks, workers' rows, lime kilns, coke ovens and buildings across the remainder of the photograph.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

2/2/1995

SC 1728817

Wilsontown, oblique aerial view, taken from the SSW, showing the bings of two coal mines at the top of the photograph, and the remains of workers' rows, buildings and bell pits in the bottom half.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

2/2/1995

SC 1683566

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

2/2/1995

SC 1728818

Wilsontown, oblique aerial view, taken from the NE, showing the bings of two coal mines in the centre of the photograph, and the remains a worker's row, and bell pits, at the bottom.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

2/2/1995

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Administrative Areas

Council South Lanarkshire
Parish Carnwath
Former Region Strathclyde
Former District Clydesdale
Former County Lanarkshire

Activities

Field Visit (22 November 1994)

RCAHMS Afforestable Land Survey, Central Scottish Woodland

NS95NE 85 9530 5573

The remains of this mine comprise a conical bing, a hollow to the NNE, probably marking the site of the pit, and a sub-rectangular stance, possibly the site of a building, to the NW of the bing. The bing is depicted on the 2nd edition of the OS 25-inch map (Lanarkshire 1897, sheet xiv.14)

(CSW 1052)

Visited by RCAHMS (SDB) 22 November 1994

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