Scottish shale Scottish shale

Blackrigg No.3 pit

Parish:
Torphichen, Linlithgowshire
Local authority:
West Lothian
Opened:
1908
Closed:
c.1955
Current status of site:
Derelict land with bing and foundations of engine-house

Worked in association with Blackrigg No.1&2

  • 1924 Colliery Yearbook lists The United Collieries Co. Blackrigg No.3 pit as employing 192 underground and 55 surface workers; manager John Leckie
  • 1938 Colliery Yearbook lists The United Collieries Co. Blackrigg No.1 & 3 employing 360 underground and 90 surface workers; manager John Leckie.
  • 1944 Colliery Yearbook lists The United Collieries Co. Blackrigg No.1 & 3 employing 215 underground and 46 surface workers; manager Neil Robertson

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