Mining in the Muirkirk Area
Photos Jimmy Taylor
Kames Colliery after re-construction in 1960.
The original shaft was sunk in 1799. Full production started in 1870.
Photo Jock Foster
For more photos of Kames Colliery from the collection of James Taylor click
here.
Photos Jimmy Taylor
Wellwood Pit showing Jimmy Wardrop and his wife.
The shaft was 408 feet deep and was sunk in 1815, the year of Waterloo.
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