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Posted: 10 Jun 2019

Taken: 31 May 2019

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Highhouse Colliery

Highhouse Colliery

This pit was sunk in 1894 and operated until 1983. The preserved headframe is of unusual design and replaced a wooden structure c1968. The winding house beneath contains a steam winding engine built c1896 by Grant, Ritchie and Co Ltd, Kilmarnock.

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GrahamH ^club

Was the winding engine used until closure?

4 years ago.

tarboat ^club has replied to GrahamH ^club

Yes, the steam winder ran until closure.

4 years ago.

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