Gateside Colliery Nos 4 and 5
Location type
MineName and dates
Gateside Colliery Nos 4 and 5 (1891-1964)Served by the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway.
Description
This colliery was west of Sanquhar and on the north side of the railway.
It was sunk by J I McConnell Esq. From 1903 it was owned by Sanquhar and Kirkconnel Colliery Limited and from 1925 by William Baird. From 1931 it was owned by Bairds and Dalmellington Limited and ultimately belonged to the National Coal Board.
It was served by a signal box which closed with the collieries in 1964. Sidings approached the site from the east.
The bings remain.
Tags
Mine collieryExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
02/08/2020
| Nearby stations Sanquhar Kirkconnel Wanlockhead Glengonnar Leadhills New Cumnock Carronbridge Muirkirk [1st] Muirkirk [2nd] Inches Glenbuck Cairntable Halt Cronberry Thornhill Elvanfoot | Gateside Fireworks Factory Tower Colliery [Gateside] Crawick Water Viaduct Bankhead Siding Sanquhar Tile Works Fauldhead Colliery Mennock Water Viaduct Mennock Sidings Wanlockhead Lead Smelter Wanlockhead Crushing Mill Tourist/other Gateside Signal Box Knockenjig Level Crossing Sanquhar Castle Ardoch Signal Box Upper Cairn Signal Box |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
 An Illustrated History of Carlisle's Railways |  Carlisle To Beattock: including the Dumfries Branch (Scottish Main Lines) |  The Glasgow & South Western Railway a History |
