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Star Mine No.1 Blind Pit Stanton Mine Ivy Fissure Boulder Shaft Collared Pit Holly Fissure New Shaft Hazel Mine Star Mine No.2 Boot Mine Crocus Hole Star Collapse Number 1 Bramble Shaft Star Collapse Number 2 Ham Mine - 2 Ham Mine - 3 Hedgerow Collapse Ham Mine - 1 Pallet Shaft Old Shaft 2 Cemetery Shaft Tin Can Alley (Shipham) Daffodil Mine Rubbishy Rift Rowberrow Beach Collapse 1 Rowberrow Beach Collapse 2 Rowberrow Beach Collapse 3 Rowberrow Beach Shaft
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Star Common, Shipham (Star).
| NGR: | ST 44005 58270 |
| WGS84: | 51.32077, -2.80492 |
| Length: | 107 m |
| Depth: | 44 m |
| Altitude: | 95 m |
| Tags: | Mine |
| Registry: | westmendip |
A 28m deep rectangular shaft (2.4m x 1.8m) lined, the top 6m which is built of square stones leads to a 25m horizontal passage. A 10m shaft reaches water. This has been dived - a 6m shaft reaches a 30m passage heading S and a 15m passage heading N.
Alternate Names: None recorded.
Notes: This shaft was uncovered in 2002 when a tractor driver nearly put his vehicle down it. The foundations for a Cornish beam engine, adjacent to the shaft, were excavated in 2006.
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This entry was last updated: 2024-03-11 18:34:53
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