David Leslie, 6th Earl of Leven

David Leslie, 6th Earl of Leven and 5th Earl of Melville, owner of the Balgonie estate in Fife, on which Thornton Colliery worked the Dysart Main seam in the late eighteenth century.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Thornton Colliery Fife ?–?

Record created: 5 October 2026 · Last researched: 5 October 2026

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