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Crankie Pit

E of Kelly Bridge, Dollar, Clackmannanshire.

NGR:NS 96865 98016
WGS84:56.16361, -3.66231
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:16 m
Altitude:52 m
Geology:Coalsnaughton Main Coal
Tags:Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Lost, CoalMine
Registry:second

Mine (Coal), early-19th cent.

Site of shaft, now buried below field between Kelly Bridge & Westerton Farm. MRA plans state 9 fms to the Coalsnaughton Main Coal, which has been worked (wasted) to its crop around this shaft and areas to the W (see mine plan S4263, dated 1838). This pit was drained using a crank, hence its name. A broadly E-W trending day level passed along the axis these workings, crossing either above or below the main Dollar Day Level (stone mine) to the W as far as approx Sorley's Brae [NS 9637 9822].

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Pit was situated on land owned by John Ballandine. MRA plan also states: Wester Pitgober lands, the property of Mrs Ballendene, the coal belonging to the Globe Insurance Company.

Hydrographic Feeds: None

Hydrographic Resurgences: None

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This entry was last updated: 2026-08-01 03:02:35

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