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Barbauchlaw No.15 pit

Alternative names:
Armadale No.15 pit, Buttress No. 15 pit
Parish:
Bathgate, Linlithgowshire
Local authority:
West Lothian
Ownership:
Armadale Coal Co. Ltd.
The United Collieries Ltd.
Opened:
pre 1855
Closed:
post 1913
Current status of site:
Pithead area redeveloped and now site of Armadale Academy

Pit in the lands of Barbauchlaw, usually known as Armadale No.15 pit

  • The 1924 Colliery Year Book lists The United Collieries Ltd. Armadale Pit (presumably Armadale No.15) as employing 159 underground and 46 surface workers, manager Wm. Hunter.
  • The 1938 and 1944 Colliery Year Books list The United Collieries Ltd. Armadale Pit (presumably Armadale No.15) as used for pumping only, employing 8 underground and 4 surface workers.
  • The 1948 List of Mines records Armadale No.15 pit, National Coal Board, Central East Area, Manager J.P. Gold employing 3 underground and 4 on the surface; used for pumping.

  • Location map
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