Old Coal Pit

Old Coal Pit is a mine in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Old Coal Pit is situated nearby to the historic site Ventilation Shaft, as well as near Berrylaw Top.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dunfermline Abbey and East End Park.

Dunfermline Abbey

Church

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Dunfermline Abbey is a Church of Scotland parish church in Dunfermline, Scotland. The church occupies the site of the ancient chancel and transepts of a large medieval Benedictine abbey, which was sacked in 1560 during the Scottish Reformation and permitted to fall into disrepair. Dunfermline Abbey is situated 1½ miles east of Old Coal Pit.

East End Park

Stadium

Photo: Ian Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

East End Park, currently named KDM Group East End Park for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium situated in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland with a seating capacity of 11,480. East End Park is situated 2½ miles east of Old Coal Pit.

Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum

Museum

The Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum is a biographical museum in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, dedicated to the life of Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, "one of the great Scots of the 19th century.". Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum is situated 1½ miles east of Old Coal Pit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crossford and Gowkhall.

Crossford

Village

Photo: Euchiasmus, Public domain.

Crossford is a small village located in West Fife, Scotland. Its population was 2,358 in 2011. It is 1 mile west of the city Dunfermline, east of Cairneyhill, astride the A994.

Gowkhall

Village

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gowkhall is a hamlet in Fife Scotland, 3.6 miles west of Dunfermline. The nearest village of size is Carnock 0.8 miles to the west, which has a church and primary school.

Cairneyhill

Village

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Cairneyhill is a village in West Fife, Scotland. It is 3 miles west of Dunfermline, on the A994, and has a population of around 2,510 The village's architecture is a mix of old weavers' cottages and modern suburban housing estates.

Old Coal Pit

Type: Mine
Categories: historic site and industry
Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.07264° or 56° 4′ 22″ north

Longitude

-3.50116° or 3° 30′ 4″ west

Open location code

9C8R3FFX+3G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4771513044

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=mine

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