Loch-head No.1 Mine

N of Mossmorran, Cowdenbeath, Fife.

NGR:	NT 18500 91225
WGS84:	56.10681, -3.31197
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	138 m
Geology:	Limestone Coal Formation - coal
Tags:	Mine, Adit, ManMade, Lost, CoalMine
Registry:	second

Mine (Coal), latest-19th / 20th cent.

Site of adit mouth, now buried below pasture. This was situated just SE of the site of the Loch-head Pit that was probably initially sunk by the Lochgelly Iron and Coal Company in the early 1890s. The adit extends N into an area of room-and-pillar workings that wrought the Lochgelly Splint/Parrot coals during the early 20th century (see mine plan 10729). The mine is marked as "Mine (Disused)" on the OS map of 1962. No surface features remain.

Alternative Names: Lochhead No.1 Mine, Lochhead Mine, Loch-head Mine

Notes: Not to be confused with Lochhead Colliery that was located further E near Coaltown of Wemyss [site #10985], or the Lochhead coal & fireclay workings at Dunfermline [site #11007] (all in Fife).

Hydrographic Feeds: None

Hydrographic Resurgences: None

Links and Resources:

Fife Pits: Lochhead Pit & Mine, Cowdenbeath. Link
Mine Plan (MRA, 10729): Little Raith. Lochgelly Splint & Parrot, Dunfermline Splint. 1932. - View
OS / Geological Survey map, 1928. Fife XXXIV.SE - View
OS national grid map, 1962. NT1891-NT1991. - View
MRA ref: 318691-022 (No 1 Mine)

This entry was last updated: 2026-08-20 03:45:45

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