. ?. THE COUNTY OF FIF. ^J 



and is remarkable for having been frequently ori 

 fire. Oil the estate of General Wemyss, there 

 are two coallieries, the one at West Wemyss, and 

 the other at Methel, of considerable extent, and 

 of excellent quality. Farther east, \ve meet with 

 l)urie coal, in the parish of Scoonie, belonging 

 to Mr Christie of Durie ; and Lunden coal, in 

 the parish of Largo, the property of Sir William 

 Erskine. The next coal found upon the coast 

 is at Pittenweem, the property of Sir Philip An- 

 struther. Some seams of coarl have been disco- 

 vered at Kilreimie, but not of such value as to 

 be wrought with advantage. In the parish of 

 Crail the substratum is whin-rock, and there nei- 

 ther coal nor lime is to be expected. 



The next tract of coal metals upon the north 

 of that which has just now been mentioned, lies 

 generally at the distance of two, three, or four 

 miles from the sea, and in ground considerably 

 elevated. Here the coal, and all the other strata, 

 lie quite differently from those on the shore ; 

 the dip being almost uniformly north or north- 

 east ; and the bearing from east to west, or frorri 

 south-east to north-west, with, perhaps, some 

 few exceptions. On this tract, and of this de- 

 scription, are the coal of Annfield, in the parish 

 of Toryburn ; of Pttferrane, the property of Sir 

 Charles Halket ; PlttencriefF, Batherwic, Cham- 

 berfield and Halbeath, in the parish of Dun- 

 fer inline ; of Fordel and Cuttlehill, in the parish 

 of Dalgety ; Lochgellie, Dundounet, and Clunie, 

 in Auchterderran ; of Bogie, in Abbotshall ; of 

 Leslie, Balbirnie, and Balgonie, in the parishes 

 of Leslie and Markinch ; the last of which only 

 resembles* the metals on the sea-coast, in respect! 

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