2016

NS2703 : Burninghill Wood Colliery Site

taken 8 years ago, near to Wallacetown, South Ayrshire, Scotland

Burninghill Wood Colliery Site
Burninghill Wood Colliery Site
The name Burninghill Wood comes from an incident in 1749 when a pit here collapsed and caught fire. The heat began to burn the surrounding coal leading to an underground fire that lasted into the 1880s. Steam and smoke were often seen at surface. Another part of the valley side, 2-3 miles away, is also called Burning Hill and marks the other end of the same incident. There’s still a smell of tar in Glenshalloch Wood in NS2905.

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Historic sites and artefacts Quarrying, Mining Derelict, Disused other tags: Site of Former Colliery Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Burninghill Wood [4] · Burning Hill [2] ·
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NS2703, 15 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mary and Angus Hogg   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 22 May, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 24 May, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 2787 0324 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:17.5858N 4:42.7483W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 2784 0323
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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