The Barony A Frame is a preserved

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, located west of

Auchinleck Auchinleck ( ; sco, Affleck ;
gd, Achadh nan Leac

. One hundred and eighty feet high, it was built in 1954 as part of the modernisation of the Barony Colliery, which had been opened in 1907. The colliery closed in 1989, and in 1990 the

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houses, generating station and water-treatment works, as well as the A frame, were given

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status, as category B listed structures. 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

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and the

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. The A-frame was reopened by Prince Charles, the Duke of Rothesay in January 2008.

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Barony A-Frame
East Ayrshire Council Category B listed buildings in East Ayrshire Coal mining in Scotland Listed industrial buildings in Scotland Energy infrastructure completed in 1957 1957 establishments in Scotland {{EastAyrshire-geo-stub