Lifton

aka Hogstor

Manganese Mine
Worked from 1858

Jan 1st, 2024 from NMRS by Buddle-Bot


Devon
Chillaton
50.60929, -4.217854
SX 4317 8119
Private Land
167m
#10,031

The area is known for its deposits of manganese and ochre. It’s believed that the ochre pit may have been last active in the 1950s.

Publications (1)

  • Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol2, The; 335 pages

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