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Axbridge Hill Cavern Large Chamber Cave Toad Pit Triple-H Cave Tramway Pits Letterbox Cave Flint Crevice Balcony Cave Axbridge Ochre Cavern Hillside Tunnel Axbridge Ochre Middle Mine Axbridge Ochre Lower Mine The Twins Axbridge Station Well Axbridge Rising Bypass Geode Wink's Well Axbridge Church Wells Fennel Hole
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Axbridge Hill, Axbridge.
| NGR: | ST 42875 54939 |
| WGS84: | 51.29070, -2.82060 |
| Length: | 14 m |
| Depth: | 3 m |
| Altitude: | 111 m |
| Tags: | Mine |
| Registry: | westmendip |
A series of five pits dug by the ochre miners. The largest is 4m long and 3m deep. The best remaining ochre deposits seen on Mendip.
Alternate Names: None recorded.
Notes: Located by the ACG in the 1950's but not documented.
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This entry was last updated: 2024-05-27 11:52:09
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