ABANDONED MINES

IN AND AROUND MUIRKIRK

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The following is culled from a Mines Department Catalogue of Plans of Abandoned Mines

Vol. V. (Scotland) Published in 1931

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Reproduced from James Taylor's Book,

"CAIRNTABLE ECHOES."

AUCHINLONGFORD, No. 1; Hunter's—(a) Sorn; Muirkirk.(b) IRON ORE; Haematite (Abandoned 1882).

AULDHOUSEBURN, Nos. 1, 2—(a) Muirkirk.(b) COAL; Cokeyard.Three Feet, Four Feet, Nine Feet, Thirty Inch (1874).

AULDHOUSEBURN; Bankhead, Crossflat, Megslee; Sand—(a) Muirkirk.(b) COAL; Cokeyard, Three Feet, Four Feet, Six Feet, Seven Feet, Nine Feet, Thirty Inch (Abandoned 1st April, 1911).

AULDHOUSEBURN; Bankhead; Sand—(a) Muirkirk,(b) COAL; Six Feet, Seven feet, Nine Feet (Abandoned May, 1894).

AULDHOUSEBURN; Bankhead; Sand—(a) Muirkirk (b) COAL; Seven Feet, Nine Feet, Thirty Inch; Catchyburn.IRONSTONE; Low Band, Mid Band, High Band.LIMESTONE (1860).

CROSSFLAT—(a) Muirkirk.(b) COAL; Nine Feet, Three Feet (Abandoned 20th September, 1882).

CROSSFLAT—(a) Muirkirk.(b) COAL; Three Feet, Four Feet, Six Feet, Nine Feet (1906)

CROSSFLAT—(a) Muirkirk.(b) LIMESTONE.

GARPEL, Nos 1, 2, 3—(a) Muirkirk; Sorn.(b) IRON ORE (Abandoned 1877).

GLENBUCK; Davie, Galawhistle, Garden, Hollows, Cleuch, Lady, Spireslack, No. 1—(a) Muirkirk.(b) COAL; Cokeyard; Three Feet, Four Feet, Nine Feet, Thirty Inch; Six Feet, McDonald, Smith (Abandoned 15th May, 1906).

GLENBUCK, Lady—(a) Muirkirk. (b) COKE; Three Feet, Four Feet, Nine Feet; Thirty Inch, Six Feet (Abandoned prior to January, 1884).

GLENBUCK; Spireslack—(a) Muirkirk; (b) COAL Three Feet, Four Feet, Nine Feet, Thirty Inch; Six Feet (Abandoned 7th July, 1899).

KAIMES AND KAIMESHILL; Bank; Bankend; Yard—(a) Muirkirk.(b) COAL; Seven Feet, Nine Feet (1802)

KAIMES AND WELLWOOD OLD—(a) Muirkirk.(b) COAL; Three Feet, Six Feet or Catchyburn, Seven Feet, Nine Feet.IRONSTONE; Clayband, High Band, Low Band (1830).(c) W. Baird & Co. Ltd., Muirkirk Iron Works.

LIGHTSHAW—(a) Muirkirk. (b) COAL; Three Feet (Abandoned 18th December, 1875).

LIGHTSHAW, Nos. 1, 2—(a) Muirkirk (b) COAL; Three Feet, Four Feet, Nine Feet, Six Feet (Abandoned 31st December, 1918.

LIGHTSHAW, Nos. 3—(a) Muirkirk. (b) COKE; Three Feet, Four Feet, Nine Feet, Six Feet (Abandoned 31st July 1907).

LIGHSHAW No. 4—(a) Muirkirk. (b) COAL; Three Feet, Four Feet, Nine Feet, Six Feet (Abandoned 30th July, 1909).

LINKYBURN—(a) Muirkirk.(b) COAL; Four Feet, Seven Feet, Nine Feet, Six Feet (1894). (c) W. Baird & Co. Ltd., Muirkirk Ironworks.

MAIDENBANK AND AIRDSGREEN—(a) Muirkirk.(b) COAL; Three Feet, Four Feet, Nine Feet, Six Feet (Abandoned December, 1888).

MAIDENBANK AND AIRDSGREEN—(a) Muirkirk.(b) COAL; Three Feet, Four Feet, Nine Feet (c) W. Baird & Co., Ltd., Muirkirk Ironworks.

MAIDENBANK AND AIRDSGREEN—(a) Muirkirk.(b) COAL; Three Feet (1869), Nine Feet (1880), Four Feet, Six Feet; Catchyburn (1883).

MUIRKIRK—(a) Muirkirk.(b) COAL; McDonald, Four Feet, Ell, Thirty Inch, (Abandoned 15th March, 1922).

MUIRKIRK, Main North—(a) Muirkirk.(b) COAL; Seam Unnamed (1888).

MUIRKIRK, Megslee, Sand—(a) Muirkirk.(b) COAL; Six Feet (1869), Seven Feet, Nine Feet, Catchyburn.IRONSTONE, Mid, Low.

NETHER WELLWOOD, Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 16, Blyth's—(a) Muirkirk.(b) COAL; Five Feet, Upper Six Feet, Upper seven Feet.IRONSTONE; Blackband (1852). (c) W. Baird & Co., Ltd., Muirkirk Ironworks.

NETHER WELLWOOD, Nos. 3, 11.—(a) Muirkirk.(b) COAL; Five Feet, Six Feet, Eighteen Inch, Thirty Inch (1877).IRONSTONE (1883).

WELLWOD—(a) Muirkirk.(b) COAL; Six Feet, Seven Feet, Nine Feet, Ell, Catchyburn.FIRECLAY (1902).

WELLWOOD, No. 1—(a) Muirkirk.(b) IRONSTONE; Blackband (Abandoned prior to December, 1883).

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