Fly (Air Pit)

SE of Lornshill Academy, E of Alva, Clackmannanshire.

NGR:	NS 87505 94675
WGS84:	56.13149, -3.81153
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	34 m
Geology:	Scottish Lower Coal Measures Fm
Tags:	Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Lost, CoalMine
Registry:	second

Air shaft, early-19th cent.

Site of air [Ventilation] shaft/pit on the crop of the Alloa Splint Coal, connected to workings of the nearby No.11 coal pit [site #11144].

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Shaft marked on Geological Survey map. Air Pit marked on MRA plan (not a name but a description).

Hydrographic Feeds: None

Hydrographic Resurgences: None

Links and Resources:

Mine Plan (MRA, S4730): Alloa Area/ Carse/ Pumpeye/ Fly Nos.9,10 & 11 Pits. Cherry Coal workings. Abandoned 1840. - View
Mine Plan (MRA, S4569): Alloa/ Pumpeye. Workings in the Three Feet Coal at the Alloa Colliery. Abandoned 1840. - View
Mine Plan (MRA, S4686). Devon. Alloa Splint. - View
OS/Geological Survey 6" map, 1926, Clackmannanshire CXXXIII.SE. Link

This entry was last updated: 2026-07-05 15:58:33

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