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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

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

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