Carron Company

An ironworks and colliery company founded in 1759 near Falkirk, Scotland's largest ironworks by the late 18th century; held the Bannockburn pit before selling it on to the Alloa Coal Company in 1894.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Bannockburn Colliery Stirling ?–1894
Blairhall Colliery Fife 1870–1880
Cadder Colliery East Dunbartonshire ?–?
Carronhall Colliery Falkirk 1760–1947
Craigend Colliery, Maddiston Falkirk 1906–1935
Gardrum Colliery Falkirk ?–1920
Pirnhall Colliery Stirling 1933–1947

Record created: 29 August 2026 · Last researched: 29 August 2026

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