Woodmuir Colliery
By Margaret Collins
Woodmuir Colliery at the village of Breich was nicknamed the Blinky, after Blinkbonny, a nearby mining hamlet that housed some of its miners. It opened in 1896, and was taken over by the major coal company, United Collieries, in 1902.
Later it was operated together with Loganlea and Foulshiels Collieries. It closed in 1963.