This pit was located alongside the North Monkland Railway close to Roughrigg Colliery Junction where the Roughrigg Colliery lines connected with the North Monkland. The pit was approached from the south east, from the colliery lines.
A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Scotland - The Lowlands and the Borders v. 6 (Regional railway history series) | The Monkland & Kirkintilloch and associated railways |