Whiterigg Coal Pit

Location type

Mine

Name and dates

Whiterigg Coal Pit

Served by the Whiterigg, Stanrigg, Arbuckle, Arden Branch (Ballochney Railway).

Description

Established in 1829, rail served from 1830 by the Whiterigg Branch of the Ballochney Railway. Developed by Robert Miller and Robert Addie (Dundyvan Iron Works).

Closed 1880s. Remains exposed by open cast in the area during the 1990s which removed surface building, underground structures and the former railway lines.

Tags

Mine

External links

NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map