A Scottish term for a coal mine or pit, particularly a small or shallow excavation for coal extraction.
From Scottish English 'coalheugh,' where 'heugh' (from Old English 'hōh') means a ravine, cliff, or quarry. Scottish-specific mining terminology.
Coalheugh is a beautiful word that only exists in Scots English—it survived in place names across Scotland (like Coalheugh Farm), preserving the memory of ancient mining practices in the landscape.
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