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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WELLWOOD COLLIERY | Wellwood Colliery Wellwood Colliery |
George Shedden, Stewart J. Penman R. Leslie New Stat [Statistical] Acct [Account] |
035 | A colliery situated at Hawkiesfauld about 1 Mile north of Dunfermline and on the estate of A. Wellwood Esq. of Garvock. The coalfield consists of and area of about 200 acres let on lease to mr J. Spowart of Springfield. At present some of the pits are not in working order. An extensive seam of fine splint-coal is wrought here much used in preparing gas and a large quantity is also exported to the continent. |
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Plan 35A Co [County] Fife. Trace 7. Parish of Dunfermline.
Wellwood Colliery. About 1 Mile N [North] of Townhill.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 128 - Parishes of Carnock, Dunfermline and Inverkeithing, OS1/13/128
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Carnock, Dunfermline, and Inverkeithing.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties
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