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Crossgates, Fordell, Fife.
| NGR: | NT 15305 87930 |
| WGS84: | 56.07666, -3.36228 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 55 m |
| Altitude: | 120 m |
| Geology: | Dunfermline Splint Coal |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost, CoalMine |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Coal) / Air Shaft (18th Century).
Treated shaft with remnant surface expression, buried in field. Formed part of Fordel(l) Colliery & accessed an adit leading S to an area of pillar-and-stall workings in the 'Coal Thief Seam' that was also worked from the neighbouring Muir(s) Pit to the SE at [NT 1542 8782].
Alternative Names: Drumcooper Pit, Drum Coupar Pit
Notes: See 'Fordell Day Level [Overview]' (registry site #3511) for main registry entry.
Shown on mine plan from 1790. Absent from 1st Ed. OS maps.
Hydrographic Resurgences: Fordell Day Level
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This entry was last updated: 2026-08-27 22:31:05
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