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Fordell Day Level [Calais Hill Pit] (2)

Dalgetty Bay, Fordell, Fife.

NGR:NT 15158 87133
WGS84:56.06947, -3.36439
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:98 m
Geology:Coal
Tags:Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost, CoalMine
Registry:second

Mine (Coal) / Air Shaft.

Treated shaft, buried below field. Pit abandoned prior to 1853.

Alternative Names: Calais Hill Pit, Fordell Day Level Air Shaft 9, *Old Coal Pit

Notes: See 'Fordell Day Level [Overview]' (registry site #3511) for main registry entry.

Marked as 'Old Coal Pit' on OS 1st Ed. map & 'Air Shaft' on later editions.

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This entry was last updated: 2026-05-21 15:38:55

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