Comrie Coal Pit No.3

Tapitlaw, Comrie, Fife.

NGR:	NT 01320 89770
WGS84:	56.09050, -3.58755
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	94 m
Geology:	Coal
Tags:	Mine, Quarry, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost, CoalMine
Registry:	second

Mine (Coal), 19th cent.

Shown over wasted Ontake Coal workings on mine plan S2763, situated near projected outcrop of Upper Blackband Ironstone. Shaft now buried below field.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: labelled as 'No.3 Pit' on mine plan S4395. Shaft marked on MRA map. Locality acknowledged on BGS GeoIndex, but probably for old quarry (infilled).

Given coordinates (8 fig. NGR) based on rescaling of features on S4395.

Hydrographic Feeds: None

Hydrographic Resurgences: None

Links and Resources:

Mine Plan: MRA No. S4395. Kinneddar. Limestone, Upper Ironstone, Six Feet, Comrie Four Feet (Splint), Three Feet, Thirty Inch Coal & Ironstone, Lower Blackband Ironstone, Jenny Pate, Ontake & Upper Comrie Blackband Ironstone. Sheet 1 of 2 - View
Mine Plan: MRA No. S2763. Comrie. Blackband Ironstone, Gas, Six Feet, Four Feet & Three Feet - View
BGS GeoIndex ref: 23719 (Tapitlaw)
MRA ref: 301689-004

This entry was last updated: 2026-06-03 20:29:29

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