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Mackie's Mill

House (Period Unassigned), Mill (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Mackie's Mill

Classification House (Period Unassigned), Mill (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 93405

Site Number NT39NW 168

NGR NT 30481 97817

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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General oblique aerial view of the open cast works on the site of Earlseat Colliery with Moss Wood and the Firth of Forth beyond, looking SSE.
General oblique aerial view of the open cast works on the site of Earlseat Colliery with Moss Wood and the Firth of Forth beyond, looking SSE.

Administrative Areas

  • Council Fife
  • Parish Markinch
  • Former Region Fife
  • Former District Kirkcaldy
  • Former County Fife

Activities

Trial Trench (19 March 2012 - 30 March 2012)

NT 3076 9791 A trial trenching evaluation was carried out February – March 2012 in advance of an extension to the Earlseat opencast mine. The work identified a large isolated pit, which was fully excavated but yielded no information as to its date or purpose; three small pits, two of which contained sherds of prehistoric pottery, and two boundary ditches. Vestigial remains of rig and furrow were also observed in the S part of

the site.

Archive: RCAHMS. Report: Fife SMR and RCAHMS

Funder: Hall Construction Ltd

Stuart Mitchell - CFA Archaeology Ltd

(Source: DES)

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