The Moat Pit at Culross

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The Moat Pit at Culross, also called the Coal Mine in the Sea, is a site of 16th-century undersea mining in Culross, Scotland. It is the world's first known example of undersea mining. It was built around 1590, and operated for 35 years before being overwhelmed and flooded during the Great Storm on 30 March 1625.

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