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MINING IN STIRLINGSHIRE 

List of Mines, Owners, Managers with the number of Workers

Workers
Entry Name of Mine Year Situation Owner and Postal Address Manager / 
Under-Manager		 Below Above Minerals Worked Remarks -Seam of Coal worked, &c
1 Alva 1869 Alva James Johnstone.
2 Arnloss 1869 Slamannan James Watt.
3 Arnloss 1880 Slamannan James Watt.
4 Arnloss 1908 Slamannan J Barr & Sons Arnloss, Slamannan 6 1
5 Auchengean 1945 Falkirk Callender Coal Co Ltd., West End Chambers, Falkirk, Stirlingshire James Grierson /
Robert Heeps		 23 11
6 Auchinbowie 1869 Stirling Buchanan and Forsyth.
7 Auchinreoch 1908 Kilsyth Wm. Baird & Co. Ltd., 169 West George St., Glasgow Robert Forester 265 110
8 Auchinreoch 1918 Kilsyth Wm. Baird and Co. Ltd., 168 West George St., Glasgow Robert H Forrester /
No.1 Pit Alex. Fleming, 
No.2 Pit Alex. Irvine		 214 76
9 Balcastle 1896 Slamannan William Black and Sons, Stanrigg, Airdrie Coal, C, H, M & S
10 Balglass 1896 Lennoxtown Matthew Muirhead, Lennoxtown John McGuire 26 9 Coal, M, Limestone
11 Balglass 1918 Lennoxtown Glenvault and Campsie Fireclay Lime and Coal Co. Ltd., 65 West Regent St., Glasgow - - In liquidatiuon and nor worked since Oct. 1915
12 Balgrochan 1896 Lennoxtown Matthew Muirhead, Lennoxtown John McGuire 29 9 Coal, M, Lmestone
13 Balmalloch 1869 Kilsyth Brown and Rennie.
14 Balmore 1945 Torrance R Forrester and Co Ltd., 78 St. Vincent St., Falkirk, Stirlingshire James Reid 111 24
15 Balquhatstone 1880 Slamannan John Watson.
16 Balquhatstone 1896 Slamannan John Nimmo and Son, Balquhatstone, Slamannan Arthur McGregor 253 53 Coal, H, M & S
17 Balquhatstone and Binniehill 1869 Slamannan John Watson.
18 Banknock 1869 Banknock William Wilson.
19 Banknock 1896 Banknock John Young and Co., Banknock, Hollandbush William Barbour 186 30 Coal, H, M & S, Oil Shale
20 Banknock 1908 Banknock Banknock Coal Co. Ltd., 142 West Neil St., Glasgow William Brown 293 40
21 Banknock 1918 Banknock Banknock Coal Co. Ltd., 48 West Regent St., Glasgow Samuel Love
Livingston - Andrew Falconer, Cannerton- Hugh Barr		 317 90
22 Banknock Estate 1896 Banknock James McGill, Hollandbush, Denny James McGill Coal and Fireclay
23 Banknock No.3 1945 Mid Banknock Banknock Collieries Ltd., 157 West George St., Glasgow 25 4
24 Bankrigg 1908 Muiravonside Avonbridge Coal Co. Ltd., Rawyards, Airdrie J Paterson 114 13
25 Bannockburn 1869 Stirling Alex. Geddes' Heirs.
26 Bannockburn 1896 Bannockburn Alloa Coal Co., Stirling George Thomson /
James Carson, Neil Watson		 320 108 Coal, C, G, H & S
27 Bannockburn 1908 Bannockburn Alloa Coal Co Ltd., Alloa Quintin Simmons /
James Murdoch		 1200 229
28 Bannockburn 1918 Bannockburn Alloa Coal Co. Ltd., Alloa Jeremiah Heron /
No. R Stewart, No.2 Andrew Orr		 564 241
29 Bannockburn 1945 Cowie Carron Co., Carron, Falkirk, Stirlingshire Robert Hoggan /
Alex. Tait		 368 160
30 Bantaskine 1869 Falkirk John Wilson.
31 Bantaskine and Zetland 1880 Polmont John Wilson.
32 Banton 1896 Kilsyth J.J. Cadell, Bonnybridge Coal, H Discontinued
33 Barnsmuir 1896 Slamannan Barnsmuir Coal Co., Slamannan Edward Gillespie /
A. Colquhoun		 107 18 Coal, H, M & S
34 Barnsonim 1880 Slamannan John Colquhoun.
35 Barrwood 1896 Kilsyth Wm. Baird and Co., Kilsyth Neil Munro 130 51 Coal, C & S
36 Barrwood Nos.1&2 1908 Kilsyth Wm. Baird & Co. Ltd., 169 West George St., Glasgow Neil Munro /
Alex. Irvine		 48 19
37 Benthead 1869 Falkirk Carron Co.
38 Binniehill 1896 Slamannan John Watson Ltd., Slamannan Thomas Stevenson 8 4 Coal, C, H, M & S Abandoned
39 Birkhill No.3 1945 Avonbridge Peter & Mark Hurll Ltd., Glenboig, Lanarkshire Abandoned 2/45
40 Blackbraes 1869 Muiravonside James Russel and Sons.
41 Blackbraes 1880 Muiravonside James Russell and Son.
42 Blackbraes 1896 Blackbraes Greyrigg Coal Co., Blackbraes, Falkirk A. Thomson 8 3 Coal, H, M & S Abandoned
43 Blackbraes Nos. 6 & 7 1945 Muiravonside R Pringle & Co Ltd.,Blackbrase Colliery. Shieldhill. by Falkirk, Stirlingshire William Pringle 4 1
44 Blackrigg 1880 Slamannan John Wateson.
45 Blackston 1896 Avonbridge James Nimmo and Co. Ltd., Bothwell St., Glasgow George Gibb 172 19 Coal, H, M & S
46 Blackston 1908 Blackston Jas. Nimmo 7 Co. Ltd., 21 Bothwell st., Glasgow J Watson 91 62
47 Blackston 1945 Avonbridge Brownieside Coal Co Ltd., West Cameron Collieries, Greengairs, Airdrie, Lanarkshire William Swan 8 3
48 Bonnyside 1896 Bonnybridge James Dougall and Sons Ltd., Bonnybridge Thomas Smith 14 2 Coal, M & S, Fireclay, Ganister
49 Bonnyside 1908 Bonnybridge Jas. Dougall & Sons Ltd., Bonnybridge A McNeill 48 5
50 Bonnyside (fireclay) 1918 Bonnybridge Jas. Dougall and Sons Ltd., Bonnyside Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge John McPhail 47 14
51 Bonnyside (mainly fireclay) 1945 Bonnybridge Jas. Dougall & Sons Ltd., Bonnyside Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire James Frew 53 34
52 Boydsburn 1908 Lennoxtown Hugh & John Graham, Lennoxtown Hugh Graham 16 10
53 Boydsburn 1918 Lennoxtown Currie and Co. Ltd., 217 Bothwell St., Glasgow W.G Mitchell 9 3
54 Broadrigg, Nos. 2, 3 & 6 1896 Slamannan John Nimmo and Son, Balquhatstone, Slamannan A. Chambers 166 38 Coal, H, M & S
55 Broomrigg 1896 Banknock Banknock Coal Co., Bonnybridge John Loudon /
Robert Hoggan		 99 16 Coal, H, G & S
56 Broomrigg 1908 Bonnybridge Banknock Coal Co. Ltd., 142 West Neil St., Glasgow James R Benson /
James F Stark		 318 23
57 Broomrigg Nos.2&3 and Knowhead 1918 Bonnybridge Banknock Coal Co. Ltd., 48 West Regent St., Glasgow James Dempster /
Nos.2&3 Pits Alexader Cook,
Knowhead - Robert Robertson		 347 126
58 Broxton 1880 Slamannan Broxton Coal Co.
59 Callendar 1869 Falkirk Callendar Coal Co.
60 Callendar 1880 Falkirk Callendar Coal Co.
61 Callendar 1896 Falkirk Callendar Coal Co., Falkirk James Forsyth 289 24 Coal, H, M & S, Fireclay
62 Callendar 1908 Falkirk Callendar Coal Co. Falkirk James Forsyth 258 43
63 Callender No.15 1918 Falkirk Callendar Coal Co. Ltd., 24 Weir St., Falkirk John Grierson - - Adandoned
64 Callender No.7, 14 1918 Falkirk Callendar Coal Co. Ltd., 24 Weir St., Falkirk John Grierson /
James Blair		 91 30
65 Callender Nos.16&17 1918 Falkirk Callendar Coal Co. Ltd., 24 Weir St., Falkirk John Grierson 123 30
66 Camelon 1896 Falkirk John Dunn John Phillips 2 1 Coal, M & S Standing
67 Camelon (fireclay) 1918 Camelon Dunsmuir, Allan Sons and Co., Camelon Collieries, Falkirk John Finnie 14 3
68 Campsie 1869 Lennoxtown Hurlet and Campsie Alum Co.
69 Campsie 1896 Lennoxtown John and Robt. Baird, Lennoxtown 17 8 Coal, M, Limestone
70 Candle 1880 Muiravonside Henry Walker and Son.
71 Carmuirs 1896 Larbert Carmuirs Coal Co. Ltd., 21 Bothwell St., Glasgow James Houston 15 5 Coal, H, M & S
72 Carnock 1908 Bannockburn Alloa Coal Co Ltd., Alloa James Roberts 103 42
73 Carnock 1918 Bannockburn Alloa Coal Co. Ltd., Alloa Neil Corbet /
David Beveridge		 291 77
74 Carron Hall 1869 Falkirk Carron Co.
75 Carron Hall 1880 Falkirk Carron Iron Co.
76 Carron Hall 1896 Falkirk Carron Co., Falkirk R. Robertson 254 85 Coal, H, M & S