Little Dysart [Old Mine]

Easter Balbeggie, Thornton, Fife.

NGR:	NT 28971 96614
WGS84:	56.15689, -3.14509
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	50 m
Geology:	Dysart Main Coal
Tags:	Mine, Adit, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost, CoalMine
Registry:	second

Mine (Coal), 19th cent.

Site of treated adit within woodland that formerly led E into a vast area of room-and-pillar workings which were also accessed by neighbouring pits to the east (e.g. Balbeggie Pit, Orsmill Pit). The Balbeggie Pit at [NT 2912 9671] was active during the 1830s & 1850s. See mine plan in refs.

Alternative Names: Balbeggie Mine

Notes: Little Dysart was the name of a row of cottages which stood just E of the mine mouth at [NT 2910 9662].

Hydrographic Feeds: None

Hydrographic Resurgences: None

Links and Resources:

Mine plan (Scotland's People, RHP146000/798/2): Plan of Coal Board workings of Dysart Main (NT 36/2896). 1960. - View
Fife Pits: Balbeggie (Balbeggy) Pit, Dysart - Link
Fife Pits: Orrsmill Pit, by Thornton - Link
BGS GeoIndex ref: 185259 (Balbeggie Mine)
MRA ref: 328696-002 (Little Dysart Old Mine)

This entry was last updated: 2026-06-20 21:43:40

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