Gilmerton Colliery
Location type
MineName and dates
Gilmerton Colliery (1928-1961)Served by the Edinburgh, Loanhead and Roslin Railway.
Description
This colliery was located immediately to the south of Gilmerton station. A mine of the same name existed to the north west of the station before 1928. It was opened by the Fordell Mains (Midlothian) Colliery Company and was transferred to the Gilmerton Colliery Company.
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Mine
| Nearby stations Gilmerton Sheriffhall [1st] Sheriffhall [2nd] Lasswade Broomieknowe Glenesk Shawfair Loanhead Eskbank and Dalkeith Millerhill Dalkeith Eskbank Polton Bonnyrigg Cairney | Gilmerton Colliery [1st] Gilmerton Quarries Old Quarry Old Quarry Eldin Chemical Works Mortonhall Pit Straiton Sidings Burdiehouse Lime Works Straiton Limeworks St Leonards Mill Little France Coal Depot Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge Niddrie Pit No 11 King^s Gate Junction Tourist/other Edmonstone House |
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