Devon Colliery (Meta Mine)

The Woods Caravan Park, Diverswell, Fishcross, Clackmannanshire.

NGR:	NS 89028 95881
WGS84:	56.14268, -3.78754
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	14 m
Geology:	Scottish Lower Coal Measures Fm - coal
Tags:	Mine, Adit, ManMade, Lost, CoalMine
Registry:	second

Mine (Coal), 20th cent.

Site of a mouth to an adit that dipped to the WSW with a gradient of 1 in 5 to meet roadways in the Upper Five Foot, Diamond, Jewel, & Nine Foot Coal seams as part of the Devon Colliery complex [site #11043]. The Nine Foot Coal at the end of the dook was worked in room-&-pillar form at the W end of the complex, including an area underlying [NS 8799 9630] on the opposite side of the River Devon, >1km way from the meta mine mouth. This portal was treated in 1965 & is now buried below grassland within the grounds of a caravan site.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: See mine plans (S497) for detailed layout.

Hydrographic Feeds: None

Hydrographic Resurgences: None

Links and Resources:

Mine Plan (MRA, S497): Devon Colliery. Nine Foot Coal Workings. Abandoned 1944-01-01. - View
Mine Plan (MRA, S497): Devon Colliery. Forty Inch Coal Workings. Abandoned 1938-01-01. - View
BGS GeoIndex ref: 48962 (Devon Drift)
MRA ref: 289695-006 (Meta Mine)
Site 11043: Devon Colliery (No.1 Shaft)

This entry was last updated: 2026-06-23 14:33:59

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