The last remnant of the Barony Colliery to the west of Auchinleck, Ayrshire

This was the main frame that operated the cages to lower the miners into the pit.
As you can see the area around the frame is now a picnic area. To the side of the entrance arch is a granite slab to the memory of those who worked there and the area around the frame has several information panels and tributes to those who died (fortunately few) in accidents.

This massive structure can be seen from many miles away and is well worth a visit if travelling on the A75 or the A70 through Ayrshire.

It's also not more than a mile from the entrance to Dumfries House, a magnificently restored house built by the Adam brothers in the 1750s as well as the museum in nearby Auchinleck to James Boswell, biographer of Samuel Johnson, so there's a lot to see and do in the area.

This view from the height of the top of the frame (around 120 feet) gives a good idea of the massive size of the structure and also shows the north end of the town of Auchinleck a mile or so to the east.