On 10 May 1973, five men were killed when a roof collapsed. Despite it being said that it had a life of 150 years, with millions of tons, much of the coal being deep under the bed of the Firth of Forth, Seafield Colliery was closed in 1988.
On May 10, 1973, five men lost their lives when a roof collapsed at Seafield Colliery. Despite claims that it would last for 150 years and hold millions of tons of coal deep beneath the Firth of Forth, the mine closed in 1988.