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Whyte's Pit

Logan Road, Torryburn, Fife.

NGR:NT 02676 85990
WGS84:56.05683, -3.56439
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:27 m
Geology:Limestone Coal Formation - coal
Tags:Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost, CoalMine
Registry:second

Mine (Coal), site of.

Probably an 18th/19th century bell pit, now buried below road or residential ground.

"Lying between crops of Two Foot and Five Foot Coals in the north-west corner of the field close to Torryburn, was this pit simply named after its first owner?" [Fife Pits]

Alternative Names: Whytes Pit

Notes: Given coordinates derived from BGS GeoIndex.

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This entry was last updated: 2026-05-28 22:15:39

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