Blairhall Colliery



Dates

  /  /1870Blairhall Colliery
Opened by the Carron Iron Works for blackband ironstone.
  /  /1870Carron Iron Works
Blairhall Colliery sunk. This was served by the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway. Sold to Lochgelly Iron Company who then sold it to the Coltness Iron Company.
  /  /1880Blairhall Colliery
Sold by the Carron Iron Works to the Lochgelly Iron Company.
  /  /1880Blairhall Colliery
Sold by the Lochgelly Iron Company to the Coltness Iron Works.
  /  /1890Blairhall Colliery
Begins to be worked out, the Coltness Iron Works plans to sink new shafts Lord Bruce and Lady Veronica named after Lord Elgin's children to reach new coal measures.
  /  /1890Coltness Iron Company
Blairhall colliery nearly worked out, decide to sink two new shafts.
  /  /1906Blairhall Colliery
New shift sinking begins
  /  /1906Coltness Iron Company
Blairhall colliery, two new shafts sunk.
21/07/1912Stirling and Dunfermline Railway
Blairhall signalbox opened. (New shafts at Blairhall colliery sunk in 1906).
  /05/1924Blairhall Colliery
Miners institute opened.
  /  /1969Blairhall Colliery
Closed
  /  /1969National Coal Board
Blairhall Colliery closed.