Annathill (55°54′52″N 4°02′47″W / 55.9144°N 4.0463°W) is a small village located near Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, although closer to Glenboig. The name "Annathill" is thought to be derived from a patron saint's church.[1] Annathill is on the banks of the Mollins Burn, a tributary of the Luggie Water.
History
editAnnathill was primarily famous for coal, as it was home to Bedlay Colliery. The majority of miners from Bedlay Colliery came from Annathill and there were three "Miners' Rows" of houses along with various shops, a butchers and a pub which were all built around the same time Bedlay Colliery was sunk in 1905. On 11 December 1981, Bedlay Colliery was closed by the then Conservative government and was left abandoned until 1982 when it was filled in (or "capped") and the complex demolished. Post-closure, in the 1990s, the land on which Bedlay Colliery sat on (owned by the National Coal Board) underwent an operation to restore the ground to what it looked like before the colliery was sunk. This operation is still underway.[citation needed]
Population (1991 Census)
editAccording to the 1991 Census, Annathill had a population of 237.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Drummond, Peter, John (2014). An analysis of toponyms and toponymic patterns in eight parishes of the upper Kelvin basin (PDF). Glasgow: Glasgow University. p. 323. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
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External links
edit- Historic Environment Scotland. "Annathill Farm stone circle (74534)". Canmore.
- Annathill, Geography at Edinburgh
- Glenboig & Annathill
- Megalithic Portal: stone circle at Annathill Farm
- Coatbridge Museum
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