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Hill of Beath
Fife

A former mining village in Beath Parish, W Fife, situated between Cowdenbeath and Crossgates. It lies at the foot of Hill of Beath which rises to 242m (786 feet). Mining was developed here by the Fife Coal Company which acquired the local colliery in 1887.


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