Valleyfield No. 3 Colliery
Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Valleyfield No. 3 Colliery
Classification Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Valleyfield Colliery
Canmore ID 281656
Site Number NT08NW 43.01
NGR NT 0095 8629
NGR Description Centred
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/281656
- Council Fife
- Parish Culross
- Former Region Fife
- Former District Dunfermline
- Former County Fife
NT 0095 8629 [NT08NW/43.1]
VALLEYFIELD 3 Colliery
Location: Newmills
Previous Owners: Fife Coal Company
Types of Coal: House and Steam (including navigation)
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1954
Year Closed: c.1964
Year Abandoned: 1964
Other Details: A major National Coal Board (NCB) new sinking designed to raise Valleyfield output, topped by a re-inforced concrete winding tower. Rendered redundant by plans to merge Valleyfield with Kinneil Colliery (NS98SE 81).
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
