 Annathill is on the banks of the Mollins Burn, a tributary of the Luggie Water.Annathill was primarily famous for coal, as it was home to Bedlay Colliery.The majority of miners from Bedlay Colliery came from Annathill and there were three "Miners' Rows" of houses along with various shops, a butchers and a pub which were all built around the same time Bedlay Colliery was sunk in 1905.