Carfin Colliery

New Craig Road, Carfin, Wishaw, Lanarkshire.

NGR:	NS 77170 57920
WGS84:	55.79891, -3.96094
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	192 m
Altitude:	94 m
Geology:	Scottish Middle Coal Measures Formation
Tags:	Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost, CoalMine
Registry:	second

Mines (Coal, Ironstone, Oil Shale & Fireclay), 19th Century.

Alternative Names: Carfin Colliery

Notes: 1894-1905: Coal, ironstone, & oil shale. 1915: Coal only. 1920: Coal, ironstone & fireclay.

Fireclay may have been sourced from another Carfin Colliery pit (of which there were at least seven). Carfin Brick Works were centred on [NS 7680 5866].

The given 8 fig. coordinates are for Carfin Colliery Pits No. 1 & 2 (No.1 Pit 192m to Virtuewell Coal). Sites now occupied by grassland beside dual carriageway.

Links and Resources:

Durham Mining Museum: Carfin Colliery - Link
BGS National Grid Series 1:10 000 map, 1987. NS 75 NE- View
OS 25" map, 1898. Lanarkshire XII.10 - View
BGS GeoIndex refs: 14635 (Carfin Colliery Pit No. 1) / 236742 (Carfin Colliery Pit No. 2)
MRA Ref: 276658-010

This entry was last updated: 2026-03-29 14:52:36

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