Where did THAT come from? Investigation is underway after giant sinkhole 30ft wide and 20ft deep opens up on farmland above a coal mine that was abandoned 50 years ago Experts have been called in to investigate the massive 30-ft wide and 20ft deep hole in a Scotland field The hole could be related to 'historical mine workings' under the ground according to the Coal Authority In May 2016 cows were rescued from a 45ft (15m) deep sinkhole in Midlothian after a mineshaft collapsed
By Zoie O'brien For Mailonline
Published: 12:17 GMT, 18 January 2019 | Updated: 14:06 GMT, 18 January 2019
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A huge 30ft-wide and 19ft (6metre) deep sinkhole has opened up in a field, starting a hurried investigation by the Coal Authority.
The public safety and subsidence team at the Coal Authority were alerted to the massive hole, in a field in Midlothian, Scotland, after the landowner spotted it on Friday.
Coal Authority bosses have already
