Overview
Blackridge Colliery is recorded as Colliery (19th Century) - (20th Century), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) in Scotland North Lanarkshire. It is a place officially recorded as Colliery (19th Century) - (20th Century), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval).
What this place is
The named source identifies Blackridge Colliery as Colliery (19th Century) - (20th Century), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) and ties the record to this exact place. It does not provide a complete secure date.
People and events
The safest reading of the exact saved type is a place officially recorded as Colliery (19th Century) - (20th Century), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval). The account does not turn that type into unsupported people, events or dates.
How it was used
The label Colliery (19th Century) - (20th Century), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What survives
The official record fixes the place and calls it Colliery (19th Century) - (20th Century), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval). It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Blackridge Colliery matters as a recorded colliery (19th century) - (20th century), rig and furrow (medieval) - (post medieval) tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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