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Lyncombe Shaft Girl's Hole Sandford East Ochre Mine MCRA-SH-14 Stanton's Shaft MCRA-SH-13 Knowle Wood Mine SSSS-52-D Calcite Shaft Udders Hole Sandford Hill Mine No.2 Knowle Cave Sandford Rifts East Ellis' Wonder Gran's Discovery Sandford Hill Mine No.3 SSSS-43-G Deep Groove Mine
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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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This entry was last updated: 2024-03-02 14:13:41
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