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Zetland Colliery
Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Zetland Colliery
Classification Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 130825
Site Number NS99SW 32
NGR NS 9148 9264
NGR Description Centred NS 9148 9264
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/130825
- Council Clackmannan
- Parish Clackmannan
- Former Region Central
- Former District Clackmannan
- Former County Clackmannanshire
NS99SW 32 centred 9148 9264
ZETLAND Colliery
Location: Clackmannan
Previous Owners: Alloa Coal Company
Types of Coal: House and Steam
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1935
Year Closed: 1960
Year Abandoned: 1961
Average Workforce: 192
Peak Workforce: 323
Peak Year: 1957
Shaft/Mine Details: 2 surface mines, No. 1 at NS 9153 9295, No. 2 at NS 9159 9307
Details in 1948: Output 160 tons per day, 40,000 tons per annum. 89 employees. No washer. No baths, but washing facilities provided. All AC [alternate current] electricity supplied from Devon Colliery [NS89NE 40.01]. Report dated 25-08-1948.
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
