Southhook Colliery
Colliery (Period Unassigned), Fire Clay Mine (19th Century)-(20th Century)
Site Name Southhook Colliery
Classification Colliery (Period Unassigned), Fire Clay Mine (19th Century)-(20th Century)
Canmore ID 254204
Site Number NS33NE 89
NGR NS 3860 3987
NGR Description centred on shafts
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/254204
- Council North Ayrshire
- Parish Dreghorn
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cunninghame
- Former County Ayrshire
NS33NE 89 3860 3987
[Erroneously cited as NS 33NW 257]. SOUTHHOOK Colliery
Location: near Dreghorn
Previous Owners: Southhook Potteries Limited
Types of Coal: House and Manufacturing, and fireclay
Sinking/Production Commenced: pre-1947
Statistics Cease: 1948
Average Workforce: 91
Other Details: Southhook was noted for its fireclay sanitary ware, the mine being associated with a large pottery nearby. The works operated until the 1960s, and it is likely that the mine continued to extract fireclay during this period. The brief appearance of the mine in this gazetteer therefore probably reflects a period when coal output prompted a possible takeover by the National Coal Board (NCB). Immediately afterwards (1949 onwards), the mine reverted to 'Licenced Mine' status within the colliery year books.
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
