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Southwell, Portland.
| NGR: | SY 6915 7020 |
| WGS84: | 50.53076, -2.43662 |
| Length: | 23 m |
| Depth: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | Not recorded |
| Tags: | Shaft, Well |
| Registry: | mcr-d |
Access tunnel from cliff-base below Cheyne House, to base of well in house garden. Part of Victorian water supply to the dockyard. The rust-red steel door from which it gained its name has gone now. A collapse in 2014 resulted in the entrance being obscured behind boulders.
Connected to Nookey Hole.
Alternate Names: Cheyne tunnel; Smugglers Cave
Notes: Artificial
Surveys:
Red Door Tunnel, Wessex Cave Club, 1991
Links and Resources:
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This entry was last updated: 2021-09-03 22:04:55
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