MineArchiveEasterhill Colliery
| Location | Easterhill, near Tollcross, east Glasgow — 55.8359, -4.1787 (approximate) |
|---|---|
| Commodity | Coal |
| Type | Coal |
| Worked | by 1867 |
| Maximum depth | Unknown. |
| Operators | James Dunlop and Co. |
Overview
James Dunlop and Company's colliery at Easterhill, Tollcross, in the east end of Glasgow, recorded from the 1860s and still employing over 200 men in 1933.
History
Easterhill Colliery lay at Easterhill, near Tollcross in the east end of Glasgow, and belonged to James Dunlop and Company, Limited. It was at work by 1867, when a labourer was caught by the connecting rod of the pumping engine as he stepped over it, and abandonment plans of Easterhill workings are dated from 1883.
Easterhill raised manufacturing coal. It employed 198 men in 1894, between 122 and 225 over the next twenty years, working the Kiltongue seam and later the Humph. Coal-cutting machines driven by electricity were in use by the end of the First World War: in April 1919 a machineman, Patrick Dillon, was killed when he came in contact with the current while working a cutter, and in July 1918 a brushing contractor, John Leighton, was killed in the pit. In 1923 its figures were returned with Bogle Hole's, and in 1933 it employed 212 men, 167 of them underground. Plans of workings under Easterhill (Carmyle) are dated 1898 to 1920, and a joint plan of Bogleshole and Easterhill 1908.
Geology
The Kiltongue and Humph coals.
Workings
A shaft with a pumping engine; electric coal-cutting machines at the face by 1919.
Closure
It employed 212 men in 1933; when it closed is unknown.
What remains
Unknown.
Related mines
- Bogles Hole Pit — Both James Dunlop and Co. pits at Tollcross; their figures were returned together in 1923 and a joint plan is dated 1908.
- Shettleston Colliery — Neighbouring collieries in Shettleston parish.
Nearby mines
- Clyde Colliery, Hamilton — 0.7 miles (1.1 km) SE, South Lanarkshire
- Farme Colliery — 0.9 miles (1.4 km) W, South Lanarkshire
- Kenmuirhill Colliery — 1.1 miles (1.7 km) E
- Wellshot Colliery — 1.1 miles (1.8 km) S, South Lanarkshire
- Kirkhill Colliery — 1.4 miles (2.2 km) SE, South Lanarkshire
Straight-line distance, within 9 miles (15 km). Show on the map.
Recorded claims
Individual factual claims, each attached to the source(s) that support it below. Where sources disagree, both are kept.
- Easterhill colliery, Tollcross, belonged to James Dunlop and Co. Ltd. 1,2
- Easterhill employed 198 men in 1894 and 212 in 1933, raising manufacturing coal from the Kiltongue seam. 1
- In April 1919 Patrick Dillon, 33, was killed when he came in contact with the electric current while working a coal-cutting machine in Easterhill colliery. 3
- The earliest abandonment plans of Easterhill workings are dated 1883. 4
Sources
- (primary) Easterhill Colliery — Durham Mining Museum
- (secondary) NMRS mining deaths: John Leighton, Easterhill, 1918 — Northern Mine Research Society (mining deaths database)
- (secondary) NMRS mining deaths: Patrick Dillon, Easterhill, 1919 — Northern Mine Research Society (mining deaths database)
- (primary) BGS / Mining Remediation Authority mine plan 21944486: Easterhill, abandoned 1883 — British Geological Survey
Record created: 21 October 2026 · Last researched: 21 October 2026