Arniston Colliery Emily Pit

Location type

Mine

Name and dates

Arniston Colliery Emily Pit (1858-1962)

Served by the Arniston Coal Company.

Description

This pit was sunk before the Arniston Coal Company, but taken over by it in 1874. It was close to the original Newbyres Colliery and north of the later Arniston Gore Pit.

Tags

Colliery



Books


Mining the Lothians

Scottish Collieries: An Inventory of Scotland's Coal Industry in the Nationalised Era