Swinhill Colliery Pits Nos 5 and 6
Swinhill Pit Nos 5 & 6 lay at the end of the branch from Swinehill Junction. (The OS call the area Swinhill but the LMS in their Sectional Appendices insisted on calling it Swinehill.) The large scale OS map of 1912 identifies two reservoirs at the pit and surprisingly the larger of the two is still extant although devoid of water. It was difficult to capture the bulk of this large brick built structure in a photograph and it was also good luck to be able to do so as the area is used for timber production and it had been harvested prior to my visit rendering the location both visible and accessible. Replanting has since taken place and soon the area will be hidden from view once again.
Location: Swinhill Colliery Pits Nos 5 and 6
Original line: Lesmahagow Railway
Photographer: Douglas Blades
Contact photographer: Douglas Blades
Date: 28/05/2018
Image number: 77613
