Barnsmuir Colliery
Colliery (19th Century)
Site Name Barnsmuir Colliery
Classification Colliery (19th Century)
Canmore ID 84125
Site Number NS87SE 23.02
NGR NS 8756 6986
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/84125
- Council Falkirk
- Parish Slamannan
- Former Region Central
- Former District Falkirk
- Former County Stirlingshire
Field Visit (29 July 1992)
NS86NE 23.02 8756 6986
This coal mine which is situated on the N of the public road to Easter Whin, comprises a partly reduced bing and a railway siding along its N side. It is depicted on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map as a bing with buildings to the NW and labelled 'Barnsmuir Colliery: Pit No. 5' (Stirlingshire 1899, sheet xxxv), but by 1913 it had been abandoned (Stirlingshire 1922, sheet xxxv). The 'Old Tramway', depicted on the 2nd edition map (ibid), leading to an an abandoned working to the SE (NS86NE 51) CSW 4389), has been afforested and could not be located at the date of survey.
(CSW 4388 and 4389)
Visited by RCAHMS (PJD) 29 July 1992
