Branxton Old Coal Pits

Ceres, Fife.

NGR:	NO 40603 06563
WGS84:	56.24786, -2.96009
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	Not recorded
Geology:	Not recorded
Tags:	Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, CoalMine
Registry:	second

Coal Pits, west of Branxton.

Alternative Names: Brankston Coal Pits

Notes: About 1 5/8 miles East of the farm house of Pratis. A farm house with offices, a thrashing machine and an arable farm containing 100 acres attached. The houses are in good repair and slated and is the property of Mrs. D. Durham of Largo House. [ScotlandsPlaces]

Links and Resources:

Fife, Sheet 18, Survey date: 1854, Publication date: 1855, Size: map 61 x 92 cm (ca. 24 x 36 inches), on sheet ca. 70 x 100 cm (28 x 40 inches). maps.nls.uk/view/228777601.
ScotlandsPlaces, OS Name Book. scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/fife-and-kinross-shire-os-name-....

This entry was last updated: 2026-03-29 14:24:57

Errors or omissions in this information? Submit corrections/additions/comments for this entry to the registrars.

All database content Copyright 2026 Grampian Speleological Group.
Web Registry software by Matt Voysey.