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Muir Place, Lochgelly, Fife.
| NGR: | NT 19420 93660 |
| WGS84: | 56.12884, -3.29792 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | Not recorded |
| Geology: | Limestone Coal Formation |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Ironstone), mid-19th Century.
Shown as 'Ironstone Pit' beside refuse heap on 1856 OS map, c.110m N of the Gin Pit. Site now occupied by either back garden of 2 Muir Place, or grassy roadside area immediately N of it.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: No pit name found. In area formerly termed 'The Muir'.
8 fig. coordinates based on MRA map (corresponding with 1856 OS map). Places treated shaft at rear of No.2 Muir Place.
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