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Fordell Day Level (Office Pit)

Crossgates, Fordell, Drumcooper, Fife.

NGR:NT 15141 87665
WGS84:56.07425, -3.36483
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:Not recorded
Geology:Coal
Tags:Mine, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost, CoalMine
Registry:second

Mine (Coal).

Treated shaft below pond. Sunk pre-1790 & abandoned prior to 1853. This was situated on the E side of the day level, connected by a short adit.

Alternative Names: Drumcooper Office Shaft

Notes: Labelled as 'Old Coal Pit' on 1st Ed. OS map & 'Office Pit' on mine plans.

Drumcooper was a farm, on the N edge of which was the pit shaft. Site now demolished and replaced by a pond.

Hydrographic Resurgences: Fordell Day Level

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This entry was last updated: 2026-08-22 22:41:19

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