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Muirkirk Iron Company

The company founded in 1787 by John Robertson, John Gillies and Thomas Edington to smelt iron at Muirkirk, which sank the coal and ironstone pits around the works to supply them.

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Muirkirk Collieries East Ayrshire 1787–1856

Record created: 9 September 2026 · Last researched: 9 September 2026

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