St Monans Salt Pans
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St Monans Salt Pans (1771-1820)Served by the Newark Coal and Salt Company Waggonway.
Description
The Newark Coal & Salt Company was established in 1771 to produce salt from the seawater off St Monans, Fife, using coal from a nearby mine to heat the water. A waggonway was used to move the coal to the saltpans and also connected to the harbour at Pittenweem, along the coast to the east. This ceased operation around 1794 and production stopped in the 1820s. Looking east to Pittenweem along the site of the saltpans. The (now restored) windmill was used to pump seawater into the pans. The waggonway would have run along the course of the level path dividing to serve the coal mine, uphill to the left, and along the shore to Pittenweem.
Plans were announced in 2021 to in the area. East Neuk Salt
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Salt Pans
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