St Annall's


Iron Mine

Jan 1st, 2024 from Cambrian by Buddle-Bot

Jul 15th, 2025 by BertyBasset



Forest of Dean
Cinderford
51.8269348, -2.4896021
SO 6636 1437
Private Land
245m
200m
#988


Located on the crest of Littledean Hill, northeast of Cinderford, this shaft was sunk in 1849 and operated in conjunction with the Shakemantle and Buckshraft Pits as part of a single mining enterprise. The site was notable for producing a substantial quantity of red ochre, valued for its pigment. It remained dry to a depth of 555 feet and was capped in 1972.


Publications (4)

  • (1927); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol X 2nd Ed - Iron Ores - Hematites of Forest of Dean, South Wales; 115 pages
  • Oldham, Tony (1998); Mines of the Forest of Dean; 86 pages
  • Sibley 33 – 34
  • Trotter p 67





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