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Whally Den, Bonnybank, Leven, Fife.
| NGR: | NO 36210 04380 |
| WGS84: | 56.22768, -3.03044 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 125 m |
| Geology: | Coal |
| Tags: | Mine, Adit, ManMade, Archaeo, CoalMine |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Coal), possibly early 20th cent. Adit labelled on BGS map.
"Ironstone and coalmining operations, on a small scale, were carried out at Kilmux, about a mile and a quarter north-east of Kennoway, from the latter part of the eighteenth century, if not from an earlier date, the last coal-venture featuring a surface-mine in Whally Den having been abandoned in 1922." [Fife Pits]
Alternative Names: None recorded.
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This entry was last updated: 2026-05-03 18:53:10
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