Isle Of Canty, Colliery
Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Isle Of Canty, Colliery
Classification Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Isle Of Canty Mine
Canmore ID 131503
Site Number NT08NE 292
NGR NT 060 886
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/131503
- Council Fife
- Parish Carnock
- Former Region Fife
- Former District Dunfermline
- Former County Fife
NT08NE 292 060 886
This mine was operated by Alloa Coal Company, opened in 1939, and closed in 1948. It comprised a main mine and an airway mine from the surface. The Fife Mining Heritage Preservation Society noted (1996) that surface buildings remain and are used by local farmer.
Information from Mr S Liscoe, Professional Assistant (Archaeology), Fife Council, 7 December 2005.
(Location cited at NT 0617 8868). ISLE OF CANTY Colliery
Location: Carnock Road, Dunfermline
Previous Owners: Alloa Coal Company
Types of Coal: Anthracite (semi-anthracite)
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1939
Year Closed: 1948
Year Abandoned: 1949
Average Workforce: 41
Peak Workforce: 41
Peak Year: 1947
Shaft/Mine Details: one main mine, and one airway mine from surface
Details in 1948: Output 48 tons per day, 13,500 per annum. 36 employees. No washer, no canteen or baths. Electricity AC, supplied by Fife Electric Power Company, all public supply. Report dated 20-08-1948.
Other Details: The last mine to be opened by the Alloa Coal Company, and the first to be closed by the National Coal Board (NCB) after nationalisation in 1947.
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
