Scheduled MonumentsScotlandAvonhead Colliery

Avonhead Colliery

Scotland
HES SM9675
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Avonhead Colliery is a coal mining site located in Lanarkshire, Scotland, dating from the industrial period. The colliery represents the exploitation of coal resources that became increasingly significant to the Scottish economy from the eighteenth century onwards. The site preserves evidence of mining infrastructure and activity characteristic of early industrial coal extraction in the Lanarkshire coalfield, a region that developed into one of Scotland's major centres of coal production during the nineteenth century.

Avonhead Colliery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9675. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Avonhead Colliery?

Avonhead Colliery is a coal mining site located in Lanarkshire, Scotland, dating from the industrial period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9675.

Who is responsible for protecting Avonhead Colliery?

Avonhead Colliery is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM9675.

What other scheduled monuments are near Avonhead Colliery?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Avonhead Colliery, miners' row (0.7 km), Drumfin, deserted settlement 200m W of (3.9 km), Thieves Hill, deserted settlement 400m E of (4 km).

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