Little Raith Colliery (Gordon Pit)

NGR:	NT 17546 91487
WGS84:	56.10900, -3.32738
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	197 m
Altitude:	127 m
Geology:	Limestone Coal Formation - coal
Tags:	Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Lost, CoalMine
Registry:	second

Shaft (now buried below pasture) with extensive workings in multiple coal seams, forming part of the Little Raith Colliery. See mine plans in refs. The pit was connected to the Loch-head Pit to the SE by a tramway.

Links and Resources:

Fife Pits: Gordon Pit, Little Raith Colliery. Link
OS / Geological Survey map, 1928. Fife & Kinross-shire XXXIV.SE. - View
Mine Plan (MRA, 10729): Little Raith. Lochgelly Splint & Parrot, Dunfermline Splint. 1932. - View
Mine Plan (MRA, 10729 4/7): Little Raith. Mynheer Coal workings. 1932 - View
Mine Plan (MRA, 10729 6/7). Little Raith. Five Feet. 1932. - View
Mine Plan (MRA, S343 2/4): Little Raith (Dora). Diamond. 1959. - View
Mine Plan (MRA, S343 3/4): Little Raith (Dora). Duddie Davie Coal workings. 1959. - View
Mine Plan (MRA, S343 1/4): Little Raith (Dora). Fourteen Foot. 1959. - View
Mine Plan (MRA, S343): Little Raith (Dora). Jewel Coal. 1959. - View
MRA ref: 317691-016 (Gordon Shaft)

This entry was last updated: 2026-08-20 06:09:08

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