Overton Colliery Pit No.1

Overton, Comrie, Fife.

NGR:	NS 99730 89520
WGS84:	56.08792, -3.61300
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	52 m
Geology:	Coal
Tags:	Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost, CoalMine
Registry:	second

Mine (Coal), early-19th cent.

Shaft buried below field, abandoned pre-1859. Labelled as 'Old Coal Pit' on 1st Ed. OS map.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Name from BGS GeoIndex.

Links and Resources:

Fife Pits: Overton Pits, nr Oakley - Link
Mine Plan: MRA No. S2763. Comrie. Blackband Ironstone, Gas, Six Feet, Four Feet & Three Feet - View
Geological Survey map, 1931. Fife & Kinross XXXIII.SW - View
OS 6" map, 1866. Perthshire CXL - View
BGS GeoIndex ref: 182177 (Overton Colliery Pit No.1)

This entry was last updated: 2026-06-02 16:25:02

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