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Great Maple Mine

Banwell Hill, Banwell.

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NGR:ST 38753 58657
WGS84:51.32370, -2.88034
Length:71 m
Depth:46 m
Altitude:100 m
Tags:Mine, Lost
Registry:westmendip

8m entrance shaft leads to a sloping tube which descends for 40m.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: An interesting example of a Mendip lead mine believed to date from the 19th century

Surveys:
[Great Maple Mine], Richards, C., 1975

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