Durie Colliery (Scoonie Pit) - Scottish Cave and Mine Database Site Details

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Durie Colliery (Scoonie Pit)

NGR:	NO 38243 01755
WGS84:	56.20437, -2.99704
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	122 m
Altitude:	16 m
Geology:	Chemiss Coal
Tags:	Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Lost, CoalMine
Registry:	second

Coal mine shaft, site of. Operated mid-19th century, now treated & buried under car park.

Alternative Names: Scoonie Pit, Old Scoonie Pit, Durie Colliery, Old Durie Colliery, Scoonie Engine Pit

Notes: Original site of the 'Old' Durie Colliery, not to be confused with the 'New' Durie Colliery that was located a short distance E.

Links and Resources:

Mine Archive: Durie Colliery - Link
Fife Pits: Scoonie Pit, Leven - Link
Fife Pits: Durie Colliery, Leven - Link
Mine Plan (MRA, 4375): Durie. Six & Eight Feet. 1903. View
Mine Plan (MRA, 4033): Durie. Chemiss Coal workings. 1900. View
Mine Plan (MRA, S4802): Frances/ Michael/ Wellesley/ Leven/ Rosie/ Durie. Chemiss Coal workings. View
OS 6" map, 1855. Fife Sheet 25 - View
MRA ref: 338701-004 (Scoonie Engine Shaft)

This entry was last updated: 2026-09-15 13:41:42

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