Robert Wilson & Son

The Falkirk coal masters who leased and worked the South Bantaskine coalfield from 1828. Robert Wilson came to it from successful mines at Banton near Kilsyth which supplied the Carron Company; his son John took over on his death in 1836 and ended coal production about 1860.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
South Bantaskine Colliery Falkirk 1828–1860

Record created: 11 September 2026 · Last researched: 11 September 2026