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Townhill, Dunfermline, Fife.
| NGR: | NT 10855 89100 |
| WGS84: | 56.08636, -3.43414 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 136 m |
| Geology: | Mynheer Clay, Two Feet Coal |
| Tags: | Mine, Adit, ManMade, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Fireclay & Coal), 1930s.
Site of blocked adit within woodland, just N of the entrance to Appin No.1 Mine. The initial adit, which was through a blae seam, led N into small-scale longwall workings in the Mynheer Clay (& some Glassee Clay) which supplied the adjacent Appin Fire Clay Works. A long linear roadway through the Dunfermline Splint Coal connected these workings with those of Lochside No.1 Mine to the W [site #9191]. See mine plan (12177) in refs for detailed layout.
Alternative Names: Lochside No.3 Mine
Notes: Mine plan indicates that this mine was initially known as 'No.2 Mine Appin', & later 'No.3 Mine Lochside'. The 'Lochside Fireclay and Coal Works' was essentially an extension of the Appin Works.
Hydrographic Feeds: None
Hydrographic Resurgences: None
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This entry was last updated: 2026-06-21 22:37:49
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