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Broken landscape near Wheal Busy
by Chris Allen geograph for square SW7344 The positions and view direction are a best guess because this worked over... (more)
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Broken LandscapeX
former:Copper MineX
county:CornwallX
Former Mining Area
type:GeographX
top:Historic Sites and ArtefactsX
top:Quarrying, MiningX
former:Tin MineX
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![SD7889 : Coal Road passing through a former mining area [2] by Christine Johnstone](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/88/04/3880471_29c4e92c_120x120.jpg)
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Coal Road passing through a former mining area [2]
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SD7889 Looking north, between Cowgill Head and Lousegill Wold. There were coal pits on... (more)
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![SD7889 : Coal Road passing through a former mining area [1] by Christine Johnstone](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/88/04/3880469_0ebb8163_120x120.jpg)
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Coal Road passing through a former mining area [1]
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SD7889 Looking south, between Cowgill Head and Lousegill Wold. There were coal pits on... (more)
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Head of Laddie Gill
by Oliver Dixon geograph for square NY9129 Showing extensive signs of former mining. The ruined Red Grooves Farm to the left.
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The former Elizabeth Pit
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SE4134 Named for Elizabeth Gascoigne, whose family developed all the collieries in... (more)
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Doncaster Road, Goldthorpe
by Stephen Craven geograph for square SE4604 A boarded up terraced house shows this former mining community is still a... (more)
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The Old Miners Institute at the Bog
by Jeff Buck geograph for square SO3597 The Old Miners Institute near the visitors centre at the Bog.
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country:EnglandX
Former Mining Area
Former Mining VillageX
type:GeographX
top:Historic Sites and ArtefactsX
Mining RemainsX
Nature ReserveX
county:ShropshireX
Stiperstones National Nature ReserveX
place:The BogX
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Adelaide Flash, Marston
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SJ6775 The site of the last rock salt mine in this area. The land subsided in 1928,... (more)
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Cheshire Salt IndustryX
FlashX
Former Mining Area
type:GeographX
top:Lakes, Wetland, BogX
subject:PondX
Salt MineX
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Overgrown spoil heap, north of Higham Way, Garforth
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SE4033 Possibly a relic of the Gascoigne family's Sisters Pit, which was sunk in... (more)
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subject:Coal MineX
Former Mining Area
top:Quarrying, MiningX
Spoil Heap on FootpathX
Village EdgeX
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Mines entrance barred
by Neil Owen geograph for square ST5566 The top of Dundry is a useful source of some good quality limestone and hence... (more)
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subject:BarrierX
Former Mining Area
type:GeographX
top:Historic Sites and ArtefactsX
top:Quarrying, MiningX
top:Village, Rural SettlementX
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Rough ground near Deepfields, Coseley, Dudley
by Roger D Kidd geograph for square SO9494 Fly-grazing, the illegal placement of horses on open land is widespread in the... (more)
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Former Mining Area
top:Heath, ScrubX
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Silted up pond on Northcliff Dike
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SE1336 This area was once full of adit mines and industry, which may be connected with the pond.
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Deciduous WoodX
DikeX
Former Mining Area
type:GeographX
top:Lakes, Wetland, BogX
Leaf FallX
subject:PondX
Pond in WoodlandX
SiltingX
Urban WoodlandX
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Northcliffe Woods, in the valley of Northcliff Dike
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SE1336 Once an area of mining and industry. Now dedicated to quiet enjoyment.
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Deciduous WoodX
DikeX
Former Mining Area
type:GeographX
Leaf FallX
Urban WoodlandX
ValleyX
subject:WoodlandX
top:Woodland, ForestX
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Below Low Scawdel
by Ian Taylor geograph for square NY2415 Looking across from Castle Crag. Old mine workings are visible.
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FellsideX
Former Mining Area
type:GeographX
subject:MountainsideX
top:Quarrying, MiningX
top:UplandsX
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South Hooe, on the Devon Bank of the Tamar
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SX4265 Difficult to believe that this was an industrial location in the 1800s, with a... (more)
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Former Mining Area
type:GeographX
Navigable RiverX
Riverside HousesX
river:TamarX
Tidal RiverX
top:Village, Rural SettlementX
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Glenderaterra valley from Lonscale Fell
by Ian Taylor for square NY2927 Looking down the escarpment from near the top of Lonscale Fell. Old mine... (more)
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BlencathraX
type:Cross GridX
FellsideX
Former Mining Area
top:MoorlandX
top:UplandsX
subject:ValleyX
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Countryside view from Stanley
by Robert Graham geograph for square NZ1952 This viewpoint is just behind Front Street, on the north side. The towns hilltop... (more)
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Countryside ViewX
Former Mining Area
type:GeographX
top:LowlandsX
subject:ViewX
top:Village, Rural SettlementX
VillagesX
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Footpath to Garforth approaching Lily Pit Cottage
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SE4134 The former route of the Aberford Railway, at a 64 metre spot height.
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railway:Aberford RailwayX
FootpathX
Former Colliery Railway RouteX
Former Mining Area
subject:PathX
top:PathsX
Public FootpathX
top:RailwaysX
Spot HeightX
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Path crossing Bracken Hill, Baildon Moor
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SE1540 'The irregularity of the track and the surrounding terrain is largely due... (more)
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plant:BrackenX
Bracken Covered SlopeX
Former Mining Area
subject:MoorlandX
top:MoorlandX
Open Access LandX
Open Access MoorlandX
Open Access PathX
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View south-west from Syke Road
by Stephen Craven geograph for square SD9414 This was an area of small coal pits in the 19th century, with an air shaft shown... (more)
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Syke Road
by Stephen Craven geograph for square SD9414 This was an area of small coal pits in the 19th century, and the stone slabs may... (more)
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Land subject to subsidence
by Neil Owen geograph for square ST7261 The area around the recycling centre was once part of a Fuller's Earth... (more)
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Public footpath heading north from Garforth
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SE4033 Between 1845 and 1922, this area was near the Sisters / Garforth Pit.
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Cross Field FootpathX
FootpathX
Former Mining Area
subject:PathX
top:PathsX
Public FootpathX
Village EdgeX
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Houses north of Higham Way, Garforth
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SE4033 Approached from Barwick Road and probably associated with the former Sisters /... (more)
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Former Mining Area
subject:HouseX
top:Housing, DwellingsX
housing:Semi DetachedX
Semi-Detached HousesX
Village EdgeX
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Farmland south-east of Parlington Hollins
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SE4134 Once in the vicinity of Lily Pit. Now close to junction 47 of the M1. Seen from... (more)
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top:Farm, Fishery, Market GardeningX
subject:FarmlandX
Former Mining Area
Woodland/Field BoundaryX
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Area of disused pits, west of the Coal Road
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SD7888 Between Cowgill Wold Meas and Windy Hill.
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Drystone wall, west side, the Coal Road
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SD7888 This is the area that Cowgill Head pits were in. The road is also called... (more)
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Newburgh from the canal
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SD4810 In 1845 this view would have included Newburgh Colliery and an 'old coal pit'.
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Canal BankX
Former Mining Area
type:GeographX
place:NewburghX
Village EdgeX
top:Village, Rural SettlementX
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Field of rhubarb, Stanley
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SE3423 Growing in front of a colliery spoil heap [Victoria no 2]. The rhubarb plant... (more)
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Parkhill footpath, east of Linton Road
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SE3521 Part of a network of paths that once served Parkhill Colliery [1872-1983] and... (more)
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Tributary of Northcliff Dike, Northcliffe Woods
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SE1336 Cutting down the south side of the valley.
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Deciduous WoodX
Former Mining Area
type:GeographX
Pond in WoodlandX
Urban WoodlandX
Valley SideX
subject:WoodlandX
top:Woodland, ForestX
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Public footpath to Howden Wood, Baildon Moor
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SE1440 Heading north-west across Bracken Hill.
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plant:BrackenX
FootpathX
Former Mining Area
Moorland PathX
Open Access LandX
Open Access MoorlandX
subject:PathX
top:PathsX
Public FootpathX
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Coal Road, aka Galloway Gate, looking north-east
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SD7888 At the 535 metre spot height, by Windy Hill.
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Coal Road, aka Galloway Gate, looking south-west
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SD7888 At the 535 metre spot height, by Windy Hill.
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Rhigos Road from Cwar Du
by Antony Dixon geograph for square SN9200 Rhigos Road (A4061) in the foreground, looking south from Cwar Du down the... (more)
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The Shropshire Way near Nipstone Rock
by Jeff Buck geograph for square SO3596 Heading north along the Shropshire Way from Nipstone Rock towards Cranberry Rock.
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country:EnglandX
Former Mining Area
type:GeographX
National Nature ReserveX
Nature ReserveX
top:PathsX
county:ShropshireX
Site of Special Scientific InterestX
StiperstonesX
Stiperstones National Nature ReserveX
place:The BogX
top:UplandsX
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Footbridge across Northcliff Dike
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SE1336 Connecting the golf course with its clubhouse.
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Deciduous WoodX
bridge:FootbridgeX
Former Mining Area
type:GeographX
Golf Course PathX
Leaf FallX
top:PathsX
Urban WoodlandX
subject:WoodlandX
top:Woodland, ForestX
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