Lady Pit [Wemyss Colliery]

NGR:	NT 32360 94700
WGS84:	56.14019, -3.09006
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	131 m
Altitude:	22 m
Geology:	Bowhouse Coal
Tags:	Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Lost, CoalMine
Registry:	second

Sunk ca. 1842 to the Bowhouse Coal in which extensive stoop-and-room workings extend S under the Firth of Forth and conjoin with those of the neighbouring Victoria Pit [site #11772], between which are subordinate similar workings in the Branxton Coal. The shaft is now situated within woodland, & according to Fife Pits this shaft was possibly infilled ca. 1939.

Links and Resources:

Fife Pits: Lady (Emma) Pit, West Wemyss. Link
Mine Plan (MRA, S3804): Wemyss. Bowhouse. 1901. View
Mine Plan (MRA, S4323): Lochhead, Wemyss (Hugo), Lady, Mill, Victoria, Old Pits. Bowhouse & Dysart Main Coal workings. 1872. View
Mine Plan (MRA, S4277): Wemyss/ Lady & Victoria. Bowhouse Coal workings. 1872. View
Mine Plan (MRA, 16317): Lochhead/ Lady/ Victoria. Branxton, Bowhouse Coal workings. 1900. View
Mine Plan (MRA, S2274): Lochhead. Bowhouse, Earl Davids Parrot, Branxton Coal workings. 1902. View
MRA ref: 332694-011 (Lady Shaft)
Site 11772: Victoria Pit (Wemyss Colliery)

This entry was last updated: 2026-09-22 14:25:54

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