Dullator Colliery
Location type
MineNames and dates
Dullator Colliery (1913-1914)Dullator Colliery (1935-1964)
Served by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.
Description
This mine was located east of Dullator on the north side of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.
The mine was being sunk by Baton Collieries Ltd in 1913 but due to difficult conditions was abandoned in 1914.
The later better known mine was sunk by the Cadzow Coal Company on the site of Doghillock Wood. The mine was north of several loops on the main line and was approached by sidings from the east. Sunk in 1934 it opened in 1935. It closed in 1964. There were pits nos 1 and 2.
Surface buildings remain at the western end of the site.
Tags
MineExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
07/11/2019
| Nearby stations Dullator Colzium Croy Castlecary Banknock Kilsyth (New) Cumbernauld Kilsyth (Old) Greenfaulds Dennyloanhead Twechar Upper Greenhill Greenhill Bonnybridge Canal Goods Bonnybridge Central | Dullator East Signal Box Dullator Sand Quarry Kelvinhead Jetty Banton Brick Works Siding Banton Brick Works Netherwood Quarry Pit Coal Pit Coal Pit Coal Pit Coal Pit Woodend Depot Quarry Tourist/other Craigmarloch Quay Netherwood Basin |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
E&G MilepostsThe 'Edinburgh 32 - Glasgow 14' milepost from near Dullator Colliery is at Glasgow Queen Street High Level. A milepost which was formerly at Cadder Yard, 'Edinburgh 41 - Glasgow 5', is at Haymarket station. |
