Cuninghames of Caprington Castle

The Ayrshire landed family who worked the coal and lime of their own Riccarton estate, built the disguised Blacksyke engine house in 1781 and opened the estate mineral railway in 1818.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Caprington Colliery East Ayrshire ?–?

Record created: 10 September 2026 · Last researched: 10 September 2026

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