St Monans Salt Pans
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. Plans were announced in 2021 to restart production in the area. 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 below, dividing to serve the coal mine, uphill to the left, and along the shore to Pittenweem.
Location: St Monans Salt Pans (former)
Original line: Newark Coal and Salt Company Waggonway
Photographer: Bill Roberton
Contact photographer: Bill Roberton
Date: 26/07/2020
Image number: 75498
