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A92, E of Cowdenbeath, Fife.
| NGR: | NT 17750 91719 |
| WGS84: | 56.11112, -3.32418 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 118 m |
| Geology: | Limestone Coal Formation - coal |
| Tags: | Mine, Adit, ManMade, Lost, CoalMine |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Coal), late-19th cent.
Site of mine mouth that formed part of the Little Raith Colliery, now buried below the A92 dual carriageway, 190m W of a sharp bend in the Lochgelly Burn. This portal led N & accessed the SW part of a 0.6 km-wide area of room-and-pillar workings in the Lochgelly Parrot Coal, also working the overlying Splint Coal (separated from the Parrot Coal by a 1' 3" fireclay) to its crop. Approx 20m NE of the portal was a shaft at [NT 17768 91735], which helped ventilate this mine. Both the mine mouth & air shaft appear to be buried below the road.
A tramway leading into the mine mouth from the neighbouring Whiskey Neuk Pit is shown on the OS 25" map of 1896.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Hydrographic Feeds: None
Hydrographic Resurgences: None
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This entry was last updated: 2026-08-20 02:33:11
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