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Comrie No.13 Pit Comrie No.14 Pit Comrie No.19 Pit Comrie No.9 Pit Comrie Coal Pit No.4 Comrie No.11 Pit
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N of Mains of Comrie, Blairhall, Fife.
| NGR: | NT 00850 90110 |
| WGS84: | 56.09346, -3.59522 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 55 m |
| Altitude: | 88 m |
| Geology: | Inzievar Blackband Ironstone |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Ironstone), mid-19th Century.
Site now in corner of woodland. An additional un-named ironstone pit shaft is/was located c. 50m to the N. OS map survey dates indicate that this mine was operational in 1860, but abandoned by 1894. Shaft now situated in strip of woodland separating worked fields.
No.12 Pit was situated along SE margin of worked ironstone area, whilst Pits No.15 & No.16 were located at N & NW extremities, respectively.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Marked as 'Ironstone Pit No.12' on 1856 OS 6" map. Annotated as 'No.12 IZ BB. at 30 fms' [Inzievar Blackband Ironstone at 55m] on geol. survey map.
8 fig. coordinates determined using OS georeferencing tool (geol. survey map).
Hydrographic Feeds: None
Hydrographic Resurgences: None
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This entry was last updated: 2026-06-02 21:11:01
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