Barony A Frame
Preserved headframe, built 1954, at an inactive Scottish colliery
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The Barony A Frame is a preserved headgear in East Ayrshire, Scotland, located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of Auchinleck. One hundred and eighty feet high,[1] it was built in 1954 as part of the modernisation of the Barony Colliery, which had been opened in 1907.[2]
| Barony A Frame | |
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The Barony A Frame | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Near Auchinleck, East Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55.4683°N 4.3323°W |
| Owner | Barony A Frame Trust |
The colliery closed in 1989, and in 1990 the winding engine houses, generating station and water-treatment works, as well as the A frame, were given listed building status, as category B listed structures.[3][4]
It is the last remaining example of its type in Britain, and was restored in 2007 by the Barony A Frame Trust. Over £1 million was spent refurbishing the structure, including funding from Historic Scotland and the Heritage Lottery Fund. The A-frame was reopened by Prince Charles, the Duke of Rothesay in January 2008.[2][3]
