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| has gloss | eng: Binnend is an abandoned industrial village near Burntisland in Fife. It was established in the early 1880s to house workers at the nearby shale oil extraction works. Production was short-lived, however, and the mines closed in 1894. In 1891, the population was about 760 but it declined quickly; many people had left by the tmie that the mines closed, but the last inhabitant remained until 1954. The land had been sold to the Whinnyhall Estate. |
| lexicalization | eng: Binnend |
| instance of | c/Former mines |
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| geo loc | geographic location 56.07194444444445 -3.2216666666666667 |
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