Wigpool Pit, No.1


Iron Mine

Worked from 1910 to 1924

Jan 1st, 2024 from Cambrian by Buddle-Bot


Forest of Dean
Mitcheldean
51.871321, -2.507224
SO 6518 1932
Open Access
250m
#1,002

Iron ore mine in the Forest of Dean is recognizable for its distinctive red clay-mud and steep inclines. Several popular entrances to the mine, all gated for safety, include Sway Hole, Steam Hole, Foxes Hole, and Meeks Hole.

Publications (3)

  • (1927); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol X 2nd Ed - Iron Ores - Hematites of Forest of Dean, South Wales; 115 pages
  • Bowen, Chris and Twissel, Les (2017); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 20-1 Aut - Ancient Mining Features in the Wigpool Iron Ore Mine, Forest Of Dean, Gloucestershire; 5 pages (73-77)
  • Heaver, David (2001); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 14-6 Win - Nature Conservation and Mines; 1 pages (66)

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