The Story of Scottish Coal
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View of the 'A'-frame headgear of Number 3 shaft at Barony Colliery in Ayrshire, taken in 2004 several years after the demolition of the colliery's buildings.
© Crown copyright: RCAHMS, SC750454, 2004
© Crown copyright: RCAHMS, SC750454, 2004
All that now survives at Barony Colliery is the headframe over what was Shaft Number 3. This was built in the 1950s by the Scottish engineering company, Sir William Arrol & Co, who were also responsible for some of Britain's most important engineering projects, including the Forth Bridge.
The headframe at Barony Colliery is one of only five surviving examples in Scotland. Others include Frances Colliery near Kirkcaldy in Fife, a reinforced concrete headframe at Mary Colliery not far away at Lochore, and a steel headframe and winding- engine house at Highhouse not far away from Barony at Auchinleck.
The headframe at Barony Colliery is one of only five surviving examples in Scotland. Others include Frances Colliery near Kirkcaldy in Fife, a reinforced concrete headframe at Mary Colliery not far away at Lochore, and a steel headframe and winding- engine house at Highhouse not far away from Barony at Auchinleck.