Woodlands Pit [Devonside]

Alexandria Street, Devonside, Tillicoutry, Clackmannanshire.

NGR:	NS 91360 96230
WGS84:	56.14635, -3.75017
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	59 m
Altitude:	30 m
Geology:	Coal
Tags:	Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Lost, CoalMine
Registry:	second

Coal Pit (shaft) marked on older OS maps. A tunnel from this shaft extended SE to access an area of pre-1870s workings located S of the New Engine Pit [site #11011]; see mine plan for Coalsnaughton Main Coal (in refs). Shaft sunk to Alloa Splint Coal with Cherry Coal at 32 fathoms (59m).

Alternative Names: Woodlands Shaft, Devonside Coal Pit [3]

Notes: The name Woodlands Pit is marked on the OS/Geological Survey map of 1926. The name is supposed to come from the woodlands surrounding the site. However, at the time when the area was mined the woods were a narrow strip to the west of Devonside/Coalsnaughton. The named pit was to the north of this wood. There was another pit to the south adjacent to Woodlands Farm.

Hydrographic Feeds: None

Hydrographic Resurgences: None

Links and Resources:

OS 6" map, 1866, Perthshire CXXXIV. Link
OS 25" map, 1861, Perth and Clackmannanshire - Clackmannanshire CXXXIV.9 (Tillicoutry). Link
OS/Geological Survey 6" map, 1926, Clackmannanshire CXXXIV.SW. Link
Mine Plan (MRA, S497): Devon Colliery. Coalsnaughton Main Coal Workings, abandoned 1938-01-01. - View
Mine Plan (MRA, S497): Devon Colliery. Alloa Splint Coal Workings. Abandoned 1956-01-0. - View
BGS Geoindex ref: 50609 (Woodlands Pit)

This entry was last updated: 2026-06-23 12:18:42

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