Barbauchlaw No.17 pit

Pit in the lands of Barbauchlaw, commonly known as Armadale No.17.

• The 1883 List of Mines records Armadale No.17, owned by Monkland Iron Co. Ltd., manager John Couper, working the Main coal by the longwall method, employing 7 on the surface and 37 underground. The downcast shaft was 222 ft deep, the upcast was 222 feet deep. Also to the Ball coal, employing 8 underground with upcast and downcast shafts 192 ft. deep. It was a non-fiery mine ventilated from No.16 Main coal shaft.
• The 1884 List of Mines records Armadale No.17, owned by the Monkland Iron Co. Ltd. manager J. Couper, working the Ball coal by the longwall method, employing 8 on the surface and 25 underground. The downcast shaft was 7' x 5' and 192 ft deep, the upcast was 5' x 5' and 192 feet deep. It was a non-fiery mine ventilated by fan, also working the Main coal by the longwall method employing 38 underground with downcast and upcast mines each being 222 ft deep.
• The 1885 List of Mines records Armadale No.17, owned by the Monkland Iron Co. Ltd. manager Alex Weir, working the Ball coal by the longwall method, employing 12 on the surface and 40 underground. The downcast shaft was 7' x 5' and 192 ft deep, the upcast was 5' x 5' and 192 feet deep. It was a non-fiery mine ventilated by fan, also working the Main coal by the longwall method employing 24 underground with downcast 7'x5' and 222 ft deep.

References

ARMADALE Accident-— On Tuesday miner Robert Johnman residing at East St employed at No 17 Pit Armadale Colliery belonging to the Monkland Coal and Iron Company at work the face quantity of coals and rubbish fell on him from the roof causing his spine to be his body otherwise severely injured

West Lothian Courier, 3rd October 1885