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Lyncombe Mine

Lyncombe Wood, Sandford Hill.

NGR:ST 4355 5915
WGS84:51.32863, -2.81158
Length:42 m
Depth:10 m
Altitude:77 m
Tags:Mine
Registry:westmendip

A small ochre working on two levels. The 1m wide entrance slot reaches a balcony where an awkward 4m pitch enters Blue Rabbit Chamber. A natural bridge leads to upper and lower galleries. The mine was rediscovered by the BEC in 2003.

Alternate Names: None recorded.

Notes: Ref: Lyncombe Mine N. Harding, Lyncombe Mine, BEC Belfry Bull 53 (517) p 14 (2003).

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