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Crophill Shaft Devon Colliery (Howetown Shaft) Devon Colliery [Howetown Old Shaft [1]] Devon Colliery [Howetown Old Shaft [2]] Twentyfive Acre Wood [Shaft [3]] Devon Colliery [Howetown Old Shaft [3]] Twentyfive Acre Wood [Shaft [2]] Twentyfive Acre Wood [Shaft [1]] Twentyfive Acre Wood [Horse Pit] Howetown Culvert (outfall) Meta Shaft Devon Colliery (No.1 Shaft) Henning's Shaft Devon Colliery (Hunter's Pit) Blackett's Pit Collyland Wood Field [Shaft [2]]
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Howetown, Old Sauchie, Clackmannanshire.
| NGR: | NS 89567 95773 |
| WGS84: | 56.14184, -3.77883 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | Not recorded |
| Geology: | Not recorded |
| Tags: | Sink, Tunnel, ManMade, Other |
| Registry: | second |
Inlet to culvert on a minor stream passing under mineral railway (now removed) to Crophill Shaft and the site of former Devon Colliery buildings at Howetown.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Hydrographic Feeds: Minor stream, Old Sauchie
Hydrographic Resurgences: Minor stream, Howetown & eventually River Devon
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This entry was last updated: 2026-06-28 11:07:13
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