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Urquhart Day Level [Old Berrylaw Road shaft]

SE of North Urquhart Farm, Berrylaw Road, Fife.

NGR:NT 07746 87673
WGS84:56.07295, -3.48359
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:85 m
Geology:Limestone Coal Formation - coal
Tags:Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Lost, CoalMine
Registry:second

Shaft marked on Geological Survey map, on N margin of the old line of Berrylaw Road. Labelled as old coal pit on OS 6" 1st ed map, & shown to be on the Urquhart Day Level / connected to the James Pit [site #7476] on mine plan RHP91.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: The old line of Berrylaw Road ran E-W from William Street, south of Colton. It is now a minor farm access track. The current Berrylaw Road follows the former quarry access road from Colton to just east of Berry Law before turning south past North Urquhart Farm to the A994 at Urquhart Farm.

Hydrographic Resurgences: Urquhart Day Level

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This entry was last updated: 2026-09-07 09:32:07

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