Old Bow
aka Red Pit
Iron Mine
Worked from 1847 to 1925
Jan 1st, 2024 from NMRS by Buddle-Bot
| Forest of Dean | |
| Coleford | |
| 51.778715, -2.609314 | |
| SO 5806 0907 | |
| Private Land | |
| 200m | |
| #11,970 |
1908-1915 R. Watkins & Sons 1925 British Colour & Mining Ltd
External Links
Publications (3)
- (1927); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol X 2nd Ed - Iron Ores - Hematites of Forest of Dean, South Wales; 115 pages
- Heaver, David (2001); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 14-6 Win - Nature Conservation and Mines; 1 pages (66)
- Oldham, A.D. (2013); Mines of the Forest of Dean and Surrounding Areas; pp. 25
Perry Grove - 30m- Tuftan Pit - 149m
- Yew Tree Pit - 175m
- Scar Pit - 182m
- Tufton No.1 - 200m
- Cinder Pit - 329m
- Lambs Quay Pit - 347m
- Oak Pit - 420m
- Easter Pit - 481m
- Dun Pit - 490m
- Easter, Turpin Shaft - 530m
- Old Ham Pit - 651m
Tufthorn - 702m- New Dunn - 728m
- New Ham Pit - 748m
- Small Hole, Ham Pit - 826m
- Forest Steel Iron Mine - 844m
- Old Dunn - 869m
- Clearwell - 897m
- Tufthorn Deep Iron Pit - 913m
- Clearwell Caves - 937m
- British Pit - 948m
Ellwood Green - 973m- High Nash Pit - 1,069m
- Dark Hill - 1,098m
- Winnell's Level - 1,115m
- Wanklyns Pit - 1,184m
- Sling Pit - 1,202m
- Old Sling Pit - 1,221m
- Great Pit - 1,252m
- Bixslade Pit - 1,280m
- Tile Quarry - 1,290m
- Edenwall - 1,292m
- Birch Hill - 1,305m
- Jacks Pit - 1,331m
- Win All or Upper Success - 1,363m
- Birch Hill (Success No.2) - 1,386m
- Winnell's Level - 1,484m
- Prosper Pit - 1,496m
- Jack's Pit Iron Mine - 1,533m
- Success - 1,545m
- Coal Way Hill, Trim Pit - 1,551m
- Darkhill Level - 1,552m
- Hopewell - 1,589m
- Hopewell Engine - 1,732m
- Box Bush Iron Slope - 1,748m
- Fox Bush - 1,775m
- Hawkin's Level - 1,839m
- Ellwood - 1,984m