*The watermark is for internet copyright purposes only and will not appear on the purchased printWork started on the Aitken Colliery in 1893 and it had a working life of nearly 70 years, closing in 1963. The cooling towers are part of the power station on site (built just after the First World War) to supply electricity to itself and 13 other Fife Coal Company pits in the area. This area is now (2008) changed beyond recognition with the creation of the Country Park in the 1970sz