OS1/21/5/257
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLELAND COLLIERY | Cleland Colliery Cleland Colliery Cleland Colliery Cleland Colliery |
James Rodgers Mr. Dick, Manager of Omoa Iron Works Robertson Manager of Omoa Colliery Maps of Coal Workings |
012.11 | An extensive coalfield having Ironstone also, on Cleland Estate, the Boundary of which forms the extent of the Colliery, named by the different Coalmasters on it after the Estate of Cleland, which is the property of the Earl of Stair. This Coliery has been wrought all over the extent shewn on Examination Traces for one or more description of coal, and it is said to be more than a century old. There have been as many as thirty five Pits on this Colliery. It is leased to three persons or Co's [Companys] - the Monkland Iron & Steel Co. Mr. Stewart of Omoa Iron Works and Mr. Dixon of Carfin. " Cleland Colliery" extends in the north, to the Parish Boundary at "Mossband" Trace 5.XII - 3. The eastern Boundary extends into Shotts Parish between Omoa Foundry, Trace 5 & 6. XII- 3. & the corner of the Parish Boundary on Trace 2.XII- 11 it forms the Parish Boundary |
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