Eddlewood Colliery

Location type

Mine

Name and dates

Eddlewood Colliery (1895-1932)

Served by the Hamilton and Strathaven Railway.

Chronology Dates

  /  /1884Harry Lauder
Started working at Eddlewood Colliery (he was to work as a miner for 10 years).
26/04/1916Neilsland Colliery (Hamilton)
Five miners killed by an inrush of water and material at the John Watson Ltd owned colliery from the closed neighbouring Eddlewood Colliery.