📌 Industrial heritage site in Lochore, Fife
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Disused tunnels snake underneath Lochore Country Park to the southwest of Lochore village. These belong to Mary Colliery: a 2-shaft coal mine opened in 1904 which was once the deepest in Fife. The colliery closed in 1966 but the concrete winding gear from one of the shafts helps remember a large and often dangerous workplace which employed nearly 800 people at its height. There’s also a steam engine (which you can go inside) once used to carry coal away from the mine.
🌍 Location
📌 Just north of Lochore Meadows Country Park visitor centre
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NT 170965
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.153760,-3.337181
🚌 Bus stops at visitor centre. More frequent services stop on B920 (0.5 mi)
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
⌚ Always viewable
🎫 Free
