Description
Worked from 1737 to 1878. Originally known as Major Wade’s Suff, suff being a corruption of sough or drainage
adit, the became Major Lough [sic] before the names Whimsey as adopted.
Publications (2)
Oldham, Tony (1998); Mines of the Forest of Dean; 86 pages
Pope and Karau 1997 p 319
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Sites within 2km (46)
New Victory - 184m
Regulator - 195m
Duck - 261m
Bowson - 415m
No Fold Land Pit Iron Mine - 435m
George's New Folly - 439m
Winning - 456m
Old Fire Engine Pit - 461m
Young Colliers Pit - 499m
Meadow Cliff Colliery - 556m
George's Folly - 588m
Nofold Pit - 622m
Tarmeadow - 645m
Famish Pit - 721m
Mountpleasant - 739m
Teazeall Pit - 798m
Land Pit Iron Mine - 844m
Churchway - 860m
Haywood Level - 904m
Spero - 946m
Tormentor - 948m
Hawkwell - 966m
Wilkes Pit - 978m
Paragon - 1,001m
Haywood - 1,001m
True Blue Pit - 1,019m
Fairplay Water Level - 1,048m
Sphero Pit Iron Mine - 1,120m
Bilson - 1,121m
Leather Pit - 1,201m
Northern United - 1,307m
Addis Hill - 1,392m
Roberts Folly, No.3 - 1,425m
Mitcheldean - 1,451m
Nelson Pit - 1,488m
Crumpmeadow - 1,513m
Inkerman - 1,533m
Speedwell - 1,624m
St Annall's - 1,715m
Tingles Pit - 1,725m
New Bridge Engine - 1,741m
Fairplay - 1,809m
Old Sally Mine - 1,818m
Wych Elm Iron Mine - 1,876m
Tingle's Level Iron Mine - 1,881m
Crabtreehill - 1,932m