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16-year-old collier, Alexander
Cupples, was killed at Bartonholm when the roof and sides of the tunnel collapsed. On 19 July 1883, at Redburn Pit, James Shearer 18 years of age, was very seriously injured when he accidentally fell off his horse and was run over by several of the hutches he was pulling. On 15 May 1908 Thomas Kirkwood, aged 24, was killed while at work in Sourlie pit; he was buried beneath a fall from the roof, and suffocated. On 3 May 1911 at Redburn No 1, Andrew Blackley was killed by a fall from the roof. On 27 March 1913 at Lady Sophia pit, Robert M'Grevey, 39 years of age, was instantaneously killed while at the Lady Sophia pit, when he was struck by a fall of coal and killed instantly. On 11 November 1920 Henry Coulter, died as the result of injuries caused by a breakaway of hutches which took place in Lady Ha' pit. Besides other injuries, his back was broken, and he died on the way to the Infirmary. A miner named Daniel Wales was instantaneously killed by a fall of stones in Lady Ha' Pit on 20 September 1921. On 19 April 1927 a miner named Alexander Duncan, was accidentally killed while at work in the Lady Ha' Pit. Alexander was engaged along with his brother in clearing away a fall when he was crushed by two large stones which came away from the roof.
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360:(Sourlie), the 'Happy Home' were near the Draught Burn and closed on 15 July 1921 (the bings survive). Fergushill 28's railway culvert for the Draught Burn survives; the burn has however changed course. 100 men were employed here; Fergushill no 22, the 'Diamond', was at Chapelholms (the bings survive), abandoned 1889; Fergushill 23, also called the 'Happy Home', was near no 22; Shipmill no 3 was near Sourlie, opened in the mid 1930s and closed on 13 October 1945; Fergushill no 17, Rover, was near Chapelholms Wood (bings survive), abandoned 1921; Fergushill (Holm) no 23 was near North Millburn farm (the bings survive).
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etc of the 1839 Eglinton
Tournament from Ardrossan Harbour. In 1840 the old waggonway was replaced by a Standard Gauge railway that ran on a slightly different alignment and did not run in front of the Hurry's dock or to Doura. A short siding ran up to the end of a lane that ran down the western side of the Hurry where waggons could be parked for the unloading of materials such as fertiliser, etc. By 1895 this short siding had been lifted and the Hurry had become a coup and was starting to be grown over by trees. The loading dock wall is constructed from old red sandstone sleepers, each pierced by two holes.
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Ladyha colliery, out of the Earl's sight and the smoke kept away from the kitchen gardens' greenhouses and plants. Other such cosmetic tunnels exist at
Alloway and near Culzean Castle. The tunnel was used during World War II as a bomb shelter and storage area for furniture; it remains in good condition. The old colliery ruins were razed to the ground in 2011, having been assessed as a danger to the public.
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the pit soil and the pit supports gave way. Pate
Brogildy from the Redboiler survived, however he later had his arm ripped off at the shoulder blade by the flywheel of the pit steam engine. He survived as the twisting motion of the 'amputation' had sealed the arteries. Willie Forgisal (Fergushill?) of Torranyard had his leg amputated above the knee. James Jamphrey from Corsehill was killed instantly.
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pit some hundreds of yards distant, became conscious of a vibration, and at first thought that something had gone wrong in No 23 pit, which connects with No 22. On further inquiry, however, he had reason to believe that the explosion had taken place in the workings occupied by the two men named, and this was confirmed by two pony drivers, who emerged from the direction of the occurrence.
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Snodgrass Holm side. The Earl leased the mines to Bairds of Gartsherrie and the "Eglinton Iron Works" were born. In 1855, after considerable investigation, the company introduced the Longwall method of mining, producing more coal more cheaply, however although owning a number of mines, they mainly purchased their coal from other mine owners.
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hospital; Redburn closed in 1930. Eglinton colliery and Ladyha no 1 were situated near
Buckreddan, just off the Bannoch Road. Redstone colliery was located near Kenneth's castle towards Bridgend. A colliery was present at Bartonholm, closed by Bairds in 1928; Bogside closed in 1929. Other collieries were at Stobbs, Monkridden, and Seven Acres (Snacres).
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breach with clay, whin, straw, etc to no avail. The miners had been safely brought to the surface and were able to witness the sight of the river standing dry for nearly a mile downstream, with fish jumping about in all directions. The tide brought in sufficient water to complete the flooding of the workings and the river level returned to normal.
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village was extended towards the road which runs up passed the church. A number of coal pits were in the area as shown by the first edition OS map, one pit being close to the 'Millburn
Cottage' opposite South Millburn. In 1937 most of the miner's rows were demolished and the miners were moved to the Dirrans.
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The tree in 2009 was still healthy and the name has become part of the local history of the area. It has also attracted 'speculative' legends suggesting lovers trysts, etc. In 2010 Selina's Tree (Latitude 55.654333 and
Longitude -4.675326) was added to the Woodland Trust's 'Ancient and notable trees'
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into a planned village. It was
Archibald, 11th Earl of Eglinton, who largely saw Alexander's plans through to completion due to Alexander's early demise. The new village with two ranges of houses built around the Orry or village green, an area of common land about one-third of a mile long, divided up
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A number of collier's, hewer's or miner's rows existed close to the various collieries and the ironworkers had a 'village' at the
Blacklands and at Byrehill near Kilwinning from 1850 to the 1930s. The village had a double row of forty-two apartment houses, a cross row of fifteen similar houses, and a
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The 0.5-mile (0.80 km) North Fergus Hill branch left the Doura branch at South Fergushill, just after the Lugton Water crossing to reach the Fergus Hill coal pit. Crossing gates were located at Dirrans, Corsehill, Saughtrees and Fergushill. Clonbeith siding was located near the Fergushill gates.
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The colliery infrastructure consisted of: 1 â Downcast shaft & winding engine house; 2 â upcast shaft and winding engine/cum pump house; 3 â engineer's and blacksmith's shops; 4 â winch house; 5 â store; 6 â office; 7 â boiler house and chimney; 8 â screening house; 9 â fan/compressor house; 10 â
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method which had a vertical shaft, followed by the horizontal removal of coal and finally an infilling with material from another bell pit. Eventually these partly back-filled pits collapsed and formed dry or more usually flooded bell shaped pits; this method ofmining was only possible where coal was
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The Eglinton Colliery was the main centre for the earls coal operations in the 18th century, however it was flooded when miners broke into old waste at Fergushill in 1747; Millburn Colliery was also operated at this time. 28 hewers were employed at the time. Agents worked Redburn and Fergushill until
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The Wilson family purchased the old offices, castle ruins, and other land from Robert Howie and Sons and the Eglinton factory was opened on 12 September 1958 by the Earl of Eglinton and Winton. Clement Wilson's food processing plant closed in the 1980s. The factory buildings were demolished in 2009,
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John Jack was the first manager and the well known Ayrshire antiquary, geologist and natural historian, John Smith (1846â1930) was manager for Messrs W. Baird at the ironworks from 1870 to 1890, moving here from Lugar. The works closed in 1924. Only the Blacklands Community Centre remains as the old
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Bairds of Gartsherrie reached agreement with Archibald William, 13th Earl of Eglinton, on land costs and mineral royalties and by midsummer 1845 work on the Eglinton Ironworks was well underway at Stobbs farm between Irvine and Kilwinning. The 1866 ironworks colliers strike led to unemployed Cornish
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The condition of the air was such that the area could not be reached. Later, in travelling along the air course, the rescuers came across Hugh Galone, who had crawled from the danger zone to the pit bottom, a distance of about 300 yards. Hugh was in a semi-conscious condition, and was unable to tell
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Reclamation involved the creation of a feature on the restored Sourlie Hill, now known as confusingly as 'Cairnmount' (the original Cairnmount is located a short distance to the north-east), as part of the landscaping of the mine site, the large boulders for this project were found during the works.
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At first in the 16th century, peat, charcoal or timber were the preferred fuels and only when they were in short supply was coal actively sought. The Eglinton Estate papers record details of tenants petitioning for coal to be provided, however the cost involved and the farmers lack of ability to pay
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The fate of the tileworks is revealed in the memoranda from George Johnston, the Earl of Eglinton's factor, to the Earl's Commissioner, Mr Gairdner. By the end of 1852 demand for tiles had fallen considerably, production however was not reduced. George Johnston noted there were 480,000 unsold tiles
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In 1833 Sir James Cunningham extended the Doura branch to his extensive coal and fireclay workings at Perceton. Up until the 1850s this line was worked using horse haulage. Each wagon carried about one ton of coal. The Doura branch was private until 1839 when the Ardrossan Railway Company came into
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In 1799 the Fergushill barony became the property of the 12th Earl of Eglinton and Winton, and the Fergushill miners were sold with the land, a normal practice for the time. The workers owned their bodies, however the Earl owned their labour and quitting their work was regarded as theft. This arose
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On 20 June 1833 the surface of the Garnock was seen to be ruffled and it was discovered that a section of the river bed had collapsed into mineworkings beneath. The river was now flowing into miles of mineworkings of the Snodgrass, Bartonholm and Longford collieries. Attempts were made to block the
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An opencast mine was established by Irvine Development Corporation (IDC) and the National Coal Board/British Coal at Sourlie in the 1983. Linnbed, Parrot, Turf and Wee coals were mined; stoops from the 'Hutch Longwall' method of coal extraction within old collieries were exposed during excavations.
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A Dr. Duguid was the doctor for the Doura pit in the 18th century and recorded that when the flooded pit was drained, William Ralston, the ganger, found the old workmen's tools and their bones at the coal face. In the 18th century another disaster took place at Doura after heavy frosts had loosened
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McMichael records that nine coal seams underlie the Parish of Kilwinning, their names and dimensions from top to bottom being : Five-quarter coal, 2 feet 11 inches (0.89 m); parrot coal, 2 feet 4 inches (0.71 m); turf coal, 2 feet 4 inches (0.71 m);
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in England, and she lived in the Five Roads area, married to a Mr. John Bannerman, a miner who worked at Ladyha Colliery. Selina had a severe stroke and it became a habit for her to walk to 'Selina's' tree, the furthest distance she could manage; they both died within a few months of each other in
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The Earl gave permission for tenants to quarry stone, were given sand and were allowed to use the Linn Burn for washing and the green for bleaching. With these encouragements weaving became the main industry until a cotton mill was built on the Orry in 1791. The New Statistical Account records the
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Fergushill miners' village, was owned by Messrs. Finnie & Son. It was composed of 7 rows of cottages. There were ten thatched cottages. In 1913 63 persons lived here. One room, measuring 9 by 6 feet (2.7 by 1.8 m), held thirteen persons. The rows had names like Wellington and Burn. At one
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and cistern in a bend of the Lugton Water close to one of the old Fergushill collieries. Hydraulic rams harnesses the flow or current force of water to pump a portion of the water being used to power the pump to a point higher than where the water originally started. Rams were often used in remote
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The Doura branch was private until 1839 when the Ardrossan Railway Company came into being. The re-laying of track with a heavier rail and the gauge conversion from 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m) to 4 ft 8Â― in was all carried out in a period of one week in 1840. The landowners had paid for
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A 'Hurry' or loading dock was located at the end of Millburn Drive and later became a coup where rubbish from the Benslie Square miners dwellings was disposed of. The Hurry was served by the old Doura waggonway line and may have been built in relation to the carriage of items needed for the stands
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On 7 August 1913 an explosion occurred at this pit, which belonged to Messrs A. Finnie & Sons. Two miners named Andrew Allardyce and Hugh Galone, were at work in a section of the pit by themselves when the accident occurred. A miner named Hugh Montgomery, who was working in another part of the
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Ladyha No 2 pit was sunk in 1885 to a depth of 568 feet (173 m) and closed in May 1934, having struggled since its main customer, the Eglinton Iron Company, closed in 1928. A fairly substantial brick-lined tunnel still survives which once carried a standard gauge railway line unobtrusively to
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These tileworks was built in 1831 at North Fergushill farm and consisted of a moulding room, kiln and drying stores. The tileworks were in a field just to the east of an unclassified road between North Fergushill farm and the old Dalry to Kilmarnock railway line. The first manager of the Tilework
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Benslie's miners rows, the 'Benslie Square', were made up of 57 stone built miners houses, like Fergushill, owned by A. Finnie and Son. Coalmasters. In 1913 the village was said to be 67 years old. The population was 318 in 1881. At first the houses only existed at the 'Square' and then later the
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This Vignole type section track has a large surface of contact with the sleeper and is therefore a flat-bottomed rail rather than double-headed, bull-headed, etc. It is 15 feet (4.57 m) long, typical of early rail lengths and has no holes for fishplates as these were not invented until after
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and through the simple expedient of cutting a short canal at Bogend, across the loop of the river involved, he bypassed the breach and once the river course had been drained and sealed off he was able in 1853 to have the flooded mineworkings pumped out. The breach lay on the sea side of the loop
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The weight of the floodwater was so great that the compressed air broke through the ground in numerous places and many acres of ground were observed to bubble up like a pan of boiling water. In some places rents and cavities appeared measuring four or five feet in diameter, and from these came a
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The Statistical Account records that the coals at Doura were main and stone-coals. Laigh Fergus-hill (sic) mine was owned by Mr McDowal and was leased by him for ÂĢ100 per annum in the 18th century. Eglinton Colliery was flooded for some years after miners broke into an old waste at Fergushill in
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A rare waggon-way bridge for the original 1.37 metres / 4 ft 6 in horse drawn railway (later relaid as standard gauge) still survives near South Fergushill farm on the B 785 Fergushill Road (see photograph), this being part of a 22-mile (35 km) long line that ran from the Doura pit to
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A plan of these coal workings was produced in 1841 shows the extensive infrastructure of Snodgrass Misk colliery in particular, with numerous tunnels running under the Water of Garnock, leaks recorded and several coal loading places. Snodgrass pit itself was served in addition by a short canal.
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Eglinton No.10 was also known as Corsehillhead; Knox's; Lady Gardener; and Pyetbog. It produced Ladyha', Ell and Wee coal, being abandoned in 1900. Fergushills nos 29 and 30 (named Montgomeryfield after a miner who died at the mine) were near Sourlie Hill roundabout; Fergushills nos 28 & 26
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The Corsehillmuir pits were located near Corsehillhead and Five roads; a number of other pits were located nearby and at Buckreddan, off the Bannoch road. Moncur pit was rail served and located near Mid Moncur farm. Numerous coal pits were present in the Doura, Benslie, Auchenwinsey and Sourlie
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The Ardrossan harbour project was officially started on 31 July 1806. The navigation of the Clyde above the Cumbraes was difficult and up river of Port Glasgow, open only to small craft. In 1815, with over ÂĢ100,000 having already been spent, and the contractors, Telford and Rennie pressing for
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Moncur no 4 & no 5 were near Eglinton Kennels (bings survive), abandoned 1919; Ladyha no 1 was at the Bannoch Road; Ladyha no 2 was at Lady Ha' (substantial remains); and Eglinton no 1, Lady Sophia (name after the 14th Earl's eldest daughter, opened in 1883 & closed 1930), was near the
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at the Citadel of Ayr where he had a wool factory. The parishes had to support the labourers while they were there and the earl only had to provide food and clothing. The earl's rights lasted for 15 years for the vagrants and five years for the unemployed. The business was not a success as it
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At Bartonholm no 3 in 1871 four were killed when fire damp was ignited â William Graham age 55, Charles McDonald age 56, Thomas McQuade age 45, and Samuel Holmes age 29. In 1874 at Eglinton Colliery an oversmen, James Lawson, aged 59, was killed when he fell down the shaft. In December 1874 a
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Holed red sandstone blocks and iron spikes have been found at Benslie showing that the wrought iron rails were held in place by iron spikes hammered into wood plugs in the stone sleepers. The rail height is much less than a typical modern rail as it was not designed to carry the weight of a
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wee coal, No.1, 2 feet 2 inches (0.66 m); lady ha' coal, 2 feet 2 inches (0.66 m); ell coal, 2 feet 3 inches (0.69 m); stone coal, 2 feet 4 inches (0.71 m); wee coal No.2, 2 feet (0.61 m); and main coal, 3 feet (0.91 m).
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In 1836 60,000 tons of coal were carried to Ardrossan on the waggonway from the Earl's Kilwinning pits. Between 28 July 1834 and September 1835 over 21,000 people had been carried on the railway using the regular passenger service. By the late 1830s the annual figure was around 30,000.
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maps. Little now remains of the buildings and railway lines, apart from at Lady Ha' Colliery, but irregular depressions in the ground, embankments, cuttings, coal bings and abandoned bridges all bear witness to what was at one time a very active coalfield with associated industries and
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These standing stones are seen by many as genuine ancient megaliths. A large landscape 'bowl' was also created. The categories of coal extracted were Five Quarter, Linnbed, Parrot, Turf and Wee, totalling 255,028 Tonnes with 5.6 million metres cubed of material excavated in total.
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Within the early mine tunnel or roads, coal was loaded into hutches which were dragged on skids, sometimes on wooden plank-ways, however at the earl's colliery near Redburn small unsaleable coal was packed to form a smooth surface, a cheaper alternative to the use of wood.
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The Earls demanded extremely high rents for their coal mines and they did not work the Fergushill pits as they were required for the 'use of the House of Eglinton'. This policy may have been to conserve their coal supplies and it resulted in high prices and a shortage.
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In the 1840s a short canal carried coal from the colliery at Snodgrass to the Garnock and beyond. The Montgomeries were intent on creating a major harbour at Ardrossan and they intended to make it the principal port for Glasgow by building a canal link to Glasgow; the
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roaring sound described as being like steam escaping from a safety valve. For about five hours great volumes of water and sand were thrown up into the air like fountains and the mining villages of Bartonholm, Snodgrass, Longford and Nethermains were flooded.
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The earliest form of coal mining was at what was called adits or in Scotland, 'ingaun e'es' (ingoing eyes), in which exposed coal was mined through the coal seam itself. These were typically in places such as valleys where erosion had exposed the coal veins.
848:. Construction from the Glasgow end began in 1807 and the first boat, the passenger boat, The Countess of Eglinton, was launched in 1810; completion to Glasgow's Port Eglinton from Paisley was achieved in 1811, but the section to Ardrossan was never built.
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The Diamond pit (Fergushill no 22) explains the modern name 'Diamond Bridge' which is given to Chapelholms bridge and the name 'Diamond Lodge' which may have been the now demolished Chapel cottage. Black Diamond was a favourite horse of one of the Earls.
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Miners rows were built at Bartonholm, Corsehill, Snodgrass, Blacklands, Sourlie, Dirrans, Longford, Annick Lodge, Nethermains, Shipmill, Fergushill, Doura and Benslie. Douglas records the Eglinton Iron Works village as having 1,014 occupants in 1874.
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locomotive. The rail dimensions are 2.5 inches (6.35 cm) high; 2.75 inches (6.99 cm) wide at the bottom (the foot); 1.5 inches (3.81 cm) wide at the top (the head). The central web is much shorter than that found on conventional rails.
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in the 18th century. He lost his leg in a mining accident, as had his father. William's wife was a tough sort, her comment being on seeing him so encumbered, was that the Forgisals would need a small plantation of their own to keep them in crutches.
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As stated, a fairly substantial brick-lined tunnel still survives which once carried a standard gauge railway line unobtrusively to Lady ha' colliery, out of the Earl's sight and the smoke kept away from the kitchen gardens' greenhouses and plants.
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is used in the manufacture of fire bricks. The clay is resistant to high temperatures and is suitable for lining furnaces, as fire brick, and manufacture of utensils used in the metalworking industries. Fireclay was also worked at Perceton.
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and its harbour. He used his own workforce to maintain the road and his expenses were covered by levying toll charges at the toll barriers he constructed. The transport of 'Cunninghame' coal was a major and disputed source of income.
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Longford Misk had a less complex layout, however an apparent waggonway is shown leading to a coal loading point on the river. On Bartonholm at this time were located a mining village and the pits of William, John, and New or Gorge.
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appears to be a Hugh Bunton or Buntine. Bunton probably lived at the adjacent Tilework Cottage. From September 1836 to the end of 1837 the Eglinton Estate purchased between 5,000 and 10,000 tiles per month for use on its farms.
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harbour, the Cunninghame family owning the rest. Saltcoats was a very busy harbour in the 18th century and problems with silting, together with legal conflicts made the 12th Earl decided on developing his harbour and town of
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Apart from direct involvement in the provision of coal from their own estates the earls provided loans to others, such as to Robert Cunninghame of Auchenharvie who developed extensive coal mining operations in the Barony of
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anything of the accident. At the surface it was found that he had sustained serious burning injuries besides shock, and he was taken to Kilmarnock Infirmary for treatment. The remains of Allardyce were recovered later.
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The Statistical Account records that the coals at Doura were ell and stone-coals. Easter Doura mine employed 12 â 16 colliers and was owned by Lord Lisle and was leased by him for ÂĢ140 per annum in the 18th century.
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often made such mining uneconomic. In the 17th century dwindling supplies of other fuels and demand from developing towns in Ireland led to coal mining becoming economically viable and sometimes highly remunerative.
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In 1872 the 14th Earl, Archibald William, took in ÂĢ9,500 a year from mineral royalties, around ÂĢ900,000 in modern terms (2009); he collected an additional ÂĢ37,000 a year from rents, worth around ÂĢ2,500,000 in 2009.
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is a coal mine together with its physical plant and outbuildings. It differs from a pit in the degree of complexity and sophistication; by inference the term is used for coal mines established from the time of the
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In 1662 the earl was given the rights to the manual labour of all the vagrants and temporarily unemployed in Renfrewshire, Ayrshire and Galloway. These individuals were taken to the Earl's Burgh and Regality of
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tin miners being employed. Eglinton ironworks village 1850 to 1930s. The Eglinton Iron Company had at one point covered 28 hectares (69 acres) with eight furnaces and a 100,000 ton iron production per year.
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In 1771 the Earl had a pit and feued an 'avenue from the Circle at the Mains down to the river' from Irvine Burgh. He had permission to build roads, waggonways, breastworks, and coal rees on the river side.
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Coal was at first carried on pack animals in panniers as the roads before the late 18th century were not suitable for wheeled vehicles. As a result of this, canals, waggonways and railways were developed.
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General View of The Agriculture of the County of Ayr; observations on the means of its improvement; drawn up for the consideration of the Board of Agriculture, and Internal Improvements, with Beautiful
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The bondage under which the miners (and Salters) worked was not removed until acts of Parliament in 1775 & 1799. By 1882 it was illegal for boys and girls below the age of ten to work in the mines.
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All the suitable coals had been removed by 1986 and reclamation completed by 1987. The Draught Burn was diverted to accommodate this and the surviving 'Settling pond or lagoon' comes from the project.
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The 10th Earl had sunk bell pits in Kyleshill Street in Saltcoats in 1759-60. The wives and daughters had carried out the coal hewed by the men up ladders on their backs. A local poet had written:
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Coal pits were located ar Redburn near Redburn House and at Dykehead near the confluence of the Garnock and the Lugton Water. These pits were joined to the rail network via the line at Dirrans.
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presence of 63 silk-looms at work in Eaglesham in 1790; this soon reduced to 33; and was quickly replaced by the weaving of cotton goods in association with Glasgow and Paisley manufacturers.
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In the 1660s coal mining activities intensified on the Eglinton estates, partly to supply the needs of the Irish who had none. Coal heughs were shallow pits and in 1686 they had been sunk at
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Mining is a very hazardous, if not the most hazardous occupation; deaths and severe injuries were an inevitable part of the job as indicated by the following selection from the records:-
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there, fueled by the abundant local supplies of coal brought to the harbour along the turnpike which the Earl had built. The salt was relatively expensive, but was in demand during the
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In 1856 a pit was located at South Millburn with an associated pit cottage, however by 1881 the pit had closed. The levelled bing or spoil heap is still apparent in the nearby field.
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to try and sort things out, as a result of which several of the miners signed a 'disclamation' which they later tried to repudiate. The lawyer who dealt with the case stated that
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Charles Sherriff was sub-factor to the 10th Earl between 1759 and 1761 and coal manager during the 1760s. At Fergushill Provost William McTaggart paid ÂĢ2000 Scots for twenty coal
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In 1874 Dobie records that a miner's village called Fergushill existed with a population of 531. Groome refers to the colliers village as having been established in around 1835.
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The Eglinton miners in the 1749 dispute appear to have acted peaceably, causing no damage to pit-headgear, pumps, etc. Despite their good behaviour they were accused of being
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Every colliery was linked by mineral lines to the main rail network and trackbeds, embankments, cuttings, bridges, etc are still evident in many places around Sourlie,
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In the early 18th century the 9th Earl had contracts with a number of local shipmasters. The 12th Earl constructed Ardrossan Harbour for the Irish coal traffic.
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In 1845 Messrs. Taylor and Kenneth leased the earl's Moncur pits and agreed to transport three quarters of their coal via the railway and the port of Ardrossan.
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The 19th-century waggonway bridge (foreground) over the Lugton Water near Fergushill farm. The two bridges were known as the 'Elbo and chael', 'Elbow and child.'
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by the Linn or Kirkton Burn. 999 year leases were offered on condition that a house was built within five years, otherwise a fine of five pounds was imposed.
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time there were 78 houses in the village, with a population of 363. It was demolished and nothing now remains at the site, other than North Fergushill farm.
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The first railway locomotives was 'Firefly', built by Barr and McNab of Paisley, followed in 1846 by two 2:2:2 types, 'Tam O'Shanter' and 'Soutar Johnnie'.
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The Fergushill drive entrance into the Eglinton Estate passed Chapelholm Woods was carried over the railway by a bridge; this has since been demolished.
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Jardine, W. G., Dickson, J. H., et al. (1988) A late Middle Devensian Interstadial site at Sourlie, near Irvine, Strathclyde. Scott. J. Geol. 24, (3).
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The Earl of Eglinton claimed to have given up a valuable colliery in 1766 due to the loss of profits caused by miners demands and labour practices.
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who had been searching for a suitably remote location to establish an explosives factory. In 1871 Nobel purchased 100 acres (40 ha) from the
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A dwelling near South Millburn was known as the South Millburn Pit House in 1871 and after the pit had closed it became known as Millburn Cottage
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John and George Taylor, sons of a lawyer, are recorded as having held leases for coal mines at Bartonholm and Doura in the early 19th century.
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in several places. A complex set of collieries, coal pits, tile works, fire-clay works and workers villages are evident from records such as
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1839; special joint-chairs were used at that time to hold the ends in place. The fishplate, originally without bolt holes, was invented by
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A section of the light weight 1831 waggonway track survived at Millburn near Benslie and was recovered in 2009 for restoration and study.
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the extension and the line had its gradients and curves altered to allow for locomotive working. In 1840 the line was connected with the
551:, (50-100,000 years old) were found at Sourlie. Both of these species was hunted by early humans, who may have caused their extinction.
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single row of sixty single apartment houses. Another row, called the Brick Row, had thirty-four houses in it. One store was provided.
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In 1725 the Earl of Eglinton was granted a 57 year tack from Patrick Warner to work coal within the lands of Dovecothall (Ardeer) and
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1949 and left a large family, including a daughter, Helen (Nellie) Bannerman, who married Frank Gardner from Kingscavel, Linlithgow.
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The placename 'Red Boiler' near Fergushill marked the site where steam boilers from the collieries were scoured out and then reused.
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Roy's 1747 map shows a Lugton Mill near the junction of the Lugton Water and the River Garnock. In 1814 a flour mill was located at
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In the 1860s records for the Perceton freight line show that shale oil was being transported from Fergushill pit to West Lothian.
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just before the Dirrans sawmill. From there it ran northeast (on an embankment beside Bannoch Road) to reach the Doura pit.
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Bairds miners library and recreation hall; even the slag heap has been removed to build the Hunterston Deep Water terminal.
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close to the surface. The term pit continued to be used for more complex mining sites and generally referred to each shaft.
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notes the tilework is disused. The old clay pit site is now a large pond, and Tilework Cottage is a privately owned house.
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the remains of an old lade, which supplied water to drive a wheel wherewith the old coal-pits used to be drained.
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it is probable a Lady of great Beauty of Address might prevail with some of the old Coalziers to sign any paper.
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A dense network of mineral railway lines existed in the 19th and 20th centuries; the trackbed now being used as
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so many mutinous and unruly Coaliers who had ... without any just Cause or Colour deserted their Masters work
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Looking towards the tunnel entrance from the site of Ladyha Colliery. The other end of the tunnel is visible.
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As early as 1725 a waggonway was planned and possibly built from a Fergushill coal pit to Irvine Harbour.
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Notes on the Way Through Ayrshire and the Land of Burn, Wallace, Henry the Minstrel, and Covenant Martyrs
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Collier's rows are marked on OS maps at Corsehill, where the Eglinton Colliery school was also located.
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locations, since it requires no outside source of power other than the kinetic energy of falling water.
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had been worked at the time of Mary Queen of Scots (1542â1587), when they had supplied coal to the
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A History of the Scottish Coal Industry â Volume 1: 1700â1815. A Social and Industrial History.
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in 1608, extending between 50 and 100 acres (0.40 km), associated with the limestone.
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The Lugton Water from the Lugton Bridge at Fergushill, near to the old Waggonway bridge.
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An old loading dock at the Benslie coup, on the closed and lifted Doura waggonway branch
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Peck, W (1841). Reduced Plan of Longford Misk Colliery. Great George Street, Edinburgh.
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This was an early example of the use of water-gins (water-wheels) to help drain mines.
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Pont's Cunninghame topographized 1604â1608 with continuations and illustrative notices
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Kilwinning Past & Present (1990). Kilwinning & District Preservation Society.
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Steam boilers are marked on OS maps at a number of the collieries, such as Redstone.
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left the main line north of Stevenston (Dubbs Junction) and ran east (past where the
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Early British Railways. A short history of their origin & development 1801â1844
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The Railways of Great Britain and Ireland practically described and illustrated
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Haro, Francisco (2010) & Hoey, Anne (2008), relatives of Selena & John.
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The Railways of Great Britain and Ireland Practically Described and Illustrated
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stored at Fergushill and there was no room for the next year's stock. The 1855
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MacDonald, A. M. (1968) Some notes on a Kilwinning mining disaster. Inquirer.
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The course of the waggonway from Millburn drive looking towards Kilwinning.
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Brotchie, Alan W., Some Early Ayrshire Railways. Sou'West Journal. No. 38.
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however the old stables were renovated and sold as private accommodation.
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works located near the old loop of the River Garnock in the Redburn area.
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The New Town Trail runs through the park, partly along old railway routes
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Coal workings and wastes at Monkridding near Kilwinning were recorded by
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The Knight and the Umbrella: An Account of the Eglinton Tournament, 1839
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The old opencast site looking towards the Montgomery Park housing scheme
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The Eglinton, Benslie and Fergushill areas in 1823 with coal pits marked
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when imports were being prevented and were used in the manufacture of
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Doura Burn culvert under the old mineral railway at Fergushill no 28.
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Contact. House Magazine of the Wilson Organisation. Autumn 1958.
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the road that ran through the Eglinton estate to the village of
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A Short History of the Scottish Coal-Mining Industry. Page 55
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A Short History of the Scottish Coal-Mining Industry. Page 37
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A Short History of the Scottish Coal-Mining Industry. Page 44
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A Short History of the Scottish Coal-Mining Industry. Page 36
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Details of the ruins of the South Millburn Pit Cottage â 2007
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purchased all the lands concerned with the inundation by the
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The Garnock and the Kilwinning mine flooding disaster of 1833
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YouTube video of the Hurry or loading dock at South Millburn
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The Life & Recollections of Doctor Duguid of Kilwinning.
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The Sourlie Saga â Sourlie Opencast and Reclamation Scheme.
2755:'Sou' West' Newsletter. Spring 2013. G&SWR Association.
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Slag hill at Eglinton Ironworks. Accessed : 2009-11-19
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Selina Higgins was born in Port Glasgow, with parents from
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Ladyha colliery ruins in 2010. The colliery closed in 1934.
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and Armsheugh, the coal being taken down to Irvine via the
2797:. London: The Locomotive Publishing Co Ltd. OCLC 11064369.
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A flat bottomed and 15-foot (4.57 m) long section of
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Longford Misk, Snodgrass Misk and Bartonholm coal workings
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November 1747. The early mines were laid up in the 1790s.
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2807:. Ayr Arch & Nat Hist Soc. Ayrshire Monograph No. 13.
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Typical mug and sole drain (Scotland, 18th century) from
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Views of the old Ladyha colliery and tunnel prior to 2011
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The standing stones feature at Cairnmount (Sourlie Hill)
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The Doura Branch of the Ardrossan and Johnston Railway.
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In Ayrshire. A Descriptive Picture of the County of Ayr
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Cairnmount and Sourlie at the site of the opencast mine
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Remains of the underground band haulage system in 2010.
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A Short History of the Scottish Coal-Mining Industry.
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The Ardrossan and Johnstone Railway was built by the
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Doura Wood, the site of the Doura Coal mine and pits.
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General Roy's Military Survey of Scotland 1747 - 52.
2673:. Ayr Division. Strathclyde Department of Education.
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The Earl's owned part of Saltcoats harbour and kept
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which opened in 1831. It was initially built to the
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Many of the small pits were mined and formed by the
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Eglinton Foundry - 1955. Accessed : 2009-11-19
2790:. Pub. The Friends of the Auld Kirk Heritage Group.
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The old mill weir on the Lugton Water at Fergushill
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Ardrossan harbour with Isle of Man steamers in 1961
2687:. Kilmarnock : McKie & Drennan. Reprint.
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342:A brick lined culvert at Fergushill no 28 colliery
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454:Looking out towards the site of the old colliery.
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915:later crossed over it) to a bridge crossing the
627:An incident at the Fergushill No 22, Diamond pit
397:wagon traverser; 11 â underground band haulage.
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2760:The Auchenharvie Colliery â an early history.
2247:National Archives of Scotland. RHP/34800/1-3.
1678:"Measuring Worth. Accessed : 2009-12-12"
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1217:Kenneth's Castle, dwelling of a mine manager.
1165:In the Chapelholms wood the 1938 map marks a
1081:; and in 1854 both lines merged with the new
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1075:Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
913:Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
2865:Ayrshire: Its History and Historic Families
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3002:Buildings and structures in North Ayrshire
2379:Kilwinning Past & Present, Section 7.5
1875:Kilwinning Past & Present, Section 7.4
1450:The water wheel pit of the old cotton mill
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781:with an event run by the Irvine Burns Club
2961:Maps at the National Library of Scotland.
2724:Robert Reid Cunninghame of Seabank House.
2712:Eglinton Archives, Eglinton Country Park.
2702:Newton Abbot : David & Charles.
1702:Kilwining Past & Present, Section 4.4
980:Gable end detail â facing towards Benslie
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544:(29,900 years old) and also bones of the
2850:The Victorian Railway and How it Evolved
2824:National Coal Board, Scottish Division.
2783:. Kilmarnock : McKie & Drennan.
2663:. Stevenston : Burgh of Stevenston.
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2919:The Finest Place for a Lasting Colliery
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478:Detail of the bricks lining the tunnel.
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2841:Prince, E. & McIntyre, G. (1990).
2762:Ochiltree : Stenlake Publishing.
2641:. Ayr Arch & Nat Hist Soc No. 16.
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2819:Catalogue of Plans of Abandoned Mines
2661:Stevenston. The Kernel of Cunninghame
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731:from an infamous labour Act of 1606 (
318:Fergushill no 23, 'The Holm' pit bing
50:, was once home to the Montgomeries,
2726:Ayr Arch & Nat Hist Soc. No. 19.
2370:Scottish National Archive. RHP 2038.
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877:Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal
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1884:Montgomeries of Eglinton, page 107.
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253:A William Forgisal (Fergushill) of
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2927:(Reprinted and republished 1969).
2921:. Ayr. Arch. & Nat. Hist. Soc.
2810:McMichael, George (c. 1881â1890).
2717:Railway Signalling and Track Plans
2620:. London : Geoffrey Bles Ltd.
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1442:Ruins of the Eaglesham Cotton Mill
1325:manufacturing plant built here by
1148:The Earls owned the north part of
1105:The earl was a shareholder in the
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100:Early coal exploration in the area
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2889:Paisley : Alexander Gardner.
2698:Duckham, Baron Frederick (1970).
2482:. Edinburgh school of GeoSciences
2342:"Ordnance Gazetteer for Scotland"
1917:
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1083:Glasgow and South Western Railway
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2906:. Edinburgh : John Donald.
2867:. Glasgow : Grimsay Press.
2788:A History of Kilbirnie Auld Kirk
2751:Hawksworth, Christopher (2013).
2579:
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2556:"The Story of a Planned Village"
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1052:in May 1842 and used from 1849.
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2887:The Memorables of Robin Cummell
2878:Service, John (Editor) (1887).
2731:Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland.
2683:Douglas, William Scott (1874).
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3022:Industrial history of Scotland
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1102:, Auchenwinsey, Dirrens, etc.
513:The Sourlie OpenCast coal mine
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2896:. London : Elliot Stock.
2669:Cousins, M. B. L. Elizabeth.
2637:Calder, Jenni et al. (1995).
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733:Anent Coilyearis and Saltaris
236:Sad is the darg o'women folks
2738:Scottish Monastic Landscapes
2458:AYRSHIRE NOTES, Pages 21â24.
2228:. John Weale. pp. 7â10.
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1107:Kilmarnock and Troon Railway
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673:Archibald William, the 13th
306:Moncur no 4 & 5 pit bing
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199:these were laid up in 1790.
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2894:Prehistoric Man in Ayrshire
2863:Robertson, William (1908).
2852:. London : Heinemann.
2793:Lewin, Henry Grote (1925).
2729:Groome, Francis H. (1903).
2719:. Hersham : Ian Allan.
2595:Retrieved : 2010-12-29
1353:, butter and salted bacon.
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191:John Smith in 1895 records
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3032:Business parks of Scotland
3007:Villages in North Ayrshire
2779:Kirkwood, Rev. J. (1876).
2173:Hughson, Pages 24 & 25
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1357:The Wilson canning factory
1115:Captain Boyle of Shewalton
568:The settling pond / lagoon
240:On the weary Hill o'Kyle."
3027:Economy of North Ayrshire
3012:History of North Ayrshire
2848:Ransom, P. J. G. (1990).
2817:Mines Department (1931).
2652:Carragher, P. C. (1909).
2623:Ayrshire Notes 32, 2006,
1818:Mines Department, Page 38
1783:Mines Department, Page 39
1774:Mines Department, Page 37
1747:Service (1887), Page 140.
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367:Fergushill no 26 pit bing
330:Fergushill no 28 pit bing
2814:. Hugh Henry : Ayr.
2786:Lauchland, John (2000).
2722:Graham, Eric J. (1997).
2680:(1876). Pub. John Tweed.
2671:Montgomeries of Eglinton
2659:Clements, James (1974).
2616:Anstruther, Ian (1963).
2591:25 February 2007 at the
2222:Francis Whishaw (1842).
2105:Whatley, Pages 86 and 87
2087:Service (1887), Page 191
1317:British Dynamite Factory
938:A typical wagonway, the
897:4 ft 6 in
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549:Coelondonta antiquitatis
228:Sair back and sair bones
2917:Whatley, C. A. (1983).
2882:Pub. Young J. Pentland.
2833:Landmarks of Kilwynnyng
2831:Ness, J. A. (1969â70),
2803:McClure, David (1994).
2758:Hughson, Irene (1996).
2608:Aiton, William (1811).
2416:Fergushill Miner's Rows
1966:Jardine, pages 288â295.
1738:Service, pages 138â139.
1434:Silk and cotton weaving
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1284:Eglinton Fireclay works
3037:Irvine, North Ayrshire
2885:Service, John (1913),
2654:Saltcoats: Old and New
2277:Ransom, pages 223â224.
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2904:The History of Irvine
2835:. Privately produced.
2821:. London : HMSO.
2733:London : Caxton.
2676:Dobie, James (1876).
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2480:"Ardeer Peninsula"
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