John Scott

The John Scott who began Scott's Pit at Llansamlet: 'Captain John Scott' in the 1770s by one account, a London solicitor who sank it in 1817-19 by another; he sold it to C. H. Smith.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Scott's Pit Swansea ?–1818

Record created: 19 September 2026 · Last researched: 19 September 2026

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