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Shewalton (3 And 4), Colliery
Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Shewalton (3 And 4), Colliery
Classification Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 130768
Site Number NS33NW 54
NGR NS 3378 3675
NGR Description Centred NS 3378 3675
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/130768
- Council North Ayrshire
- Parish Dundonald (Cunninghame)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cunninghame
- Former County Ayrshire
NS33NW 54 centred 3378 3675
SHEWALTON colliery (3 and 4)
Location: Drybridge, by Irvine
Previous Owners: A Kenneth and Sons
Types of Coal: House
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1924
Year Closed: 1955
Year Abandoned: 1955
Average Workforce: 179
Peak Workforce: 266
Peak Year: 1947
Shaft/Mine Details: 2 shafts, both 132m deep
Details in 1948: Output 225 tons per day, 56,250 tons per annum, longwall working. 276 employees. Surface haulage to Montgomeryfield screening plant, washer also at Montgomeryfield (NS33NW 256). No baths, canteen or medical facilities. Steam, electricity all from public supply. Report dated 08-08-1948.
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
