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Ayr Pit Denmark Pit Kirk Gate Pit Loanhead Pit Myne Pit Bank Sink Crombie Kirk Sink Whyte's Pit Bankhead No.2 Pit Shore Sink Torryburn No.1 Pit Black Hill Sink Bankhead No.1 Pit Craigflower Pit Torryburn No.2 Pit Stair Pit [Torryburn] Duniquarrel [Pit] Bankhead No.3 Pit Crombie Park Pit
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The Craig, Windmill, Torryburn, Fife.
| NGR: | NT 02670 85640 |
| WGS84: | 56.05368, -3.56436 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 7 m |
| Geology: | Limestone Coal Formation - coal |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost, CoalMine |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Coal), 18th or 19th cent. Probably a bell pit with shaft buried below rough grassland.
"Brown's Pit was close to the shoreline at Torry Bay just south-east of The Craig, Torryburn. The crop of the 'Seven Foot Coal' was probably wrought at this pit." [Fife Pits]
Alternative Names: Browns Pit
Notes: Given coordinates derived from BGS GeoIndex.
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This entry was last updated: 2026-05-28 22:40:53
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