Tribute To Killoch Colliery And Its Proud Coal Miners.

Subscribe to my youtube channel for 210+ coal mine tributes and counting. The new Scottish collieries were different to the older mines because of their huge concrete towers, within which large electric motors powered friction winding engines, often of German or Swedish design. Coal was brought to the surface in large skips instead of wagons, and both the surface and pit bottom were constructed on a massive scale, containing networks of railways, and large storage bunkers.
The surface arrangements of all Riss's mines were also distinctive because of the extensive facilities provided for the miners, including pithead baths, heated lockers, and canteens.
Killoch Colliery near Ochiltree in Ayrshire, which commenced production in 1960, and became the first Scottish colliery since 1947 to produce over 1 million tons of coal per year. It finally sadly closed in 1987.

[@iainhogg5245]

Worked at nearby Barony, great memories

[@bullfrommull]

I knocked down a huge pile of sand bags . I aslo savoured the local soup in the vast canteen. I learned to drive in the yard. We went to Highhouse aftewatds.

[@keith800]

My Grandfather worked here as a shot firer here in the 60's and a friend of mine Johnny Crombie was also working here at the time the pit closed down.

[@bullfrommull]

I also remember. The towers had Perpignan Falcons nest. The Curry’s bottled juice in the canteen.

[@bullfrommull]

@D I don’t sorry. I remember the fantastic soup in the Canteen.

[@gaelmarisaaddington8018]

My elderly neighbour who is 90 later this year said her father designed the building that hides the old pit structures. Don’t think it was ever used she said as Thatcher then closed all the pits down.

[@CatherineSpiers]

My brother was only 22 when he was killed in the Killoch pit

[@davidmaclean2239]

Scaddie's ghost must be lonely by now.