Bixhead
aka Barnhill Quarry
Sandstone Quarry
Worked from 19th C to Present
Jan 1st, 2024 from NMRS by Buddle-Bot
Dec 16th, 2024 by Alex
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Forest of Dean | |
Coleford | |
51.7943954, -2.5848761 | |
SO 5976 1080 | |
Private Land | |
192m | |
#12,518 |
Partly active site - Please stay away from the working quarry area.
The abandoned part of the site consists of a few deep pits one of which connects to some underground chambering. Underground is a series of large chambers (some of which contain large pools.) Some are supported by bolts in the roof where as most are just as they are. There is plenty of large drill marks around the site.
1940-1950 Forest of Dean Stone Firms Ltd
The quarry was served by the Bicslade tramroad from 1812 until 1944.
Follow the path down into the bottom of the quarry. Underground access is through some smashed up Heras fencing.
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Bixlade Upper Level - 286m
Hales Level - 603m
Vallet's Gale - 639m
Fox's Pit - 680m
Barnhill Pit - 680m
Mapleford Engine - 734m
New Road (Forest Level) - 738m
Hopewell Colliery Museum - 795m
Barnhill - 844m
Box Slade Mine - 852m
Bixslade Low Level - 854m
Birch Hill - 860m
Old Engine Pit - 876m
Hopwell Pit - 884m
Foundry - 928m
Prosper Pit - 948m
Union - 948m
Monument - 995m
Old Furnace Level - 1,046m
Jacks Pit - 1,103m
Gentlemen Colliers - 1,174m
Edenwall - 1,196m
Bixslade Pit - 1,217m
Great Pit - 1,232m
Jack's Pit Iron Mine - 1,279m
Cannop Bridge Level - 1,313m
Buckholt Level - 1,391m
Potlid - 1,415m
Cannop Level - 1,418m
Astons - 1,430m
Whitelea - 1,436m
Royal Forester - 1,458m
Mile End Pit - 1,473m
New Hawkins, No.1 Level - 1,487m
Cannop Drift - 1,497m
Coal Way Hill, Trim Pit - 1,528m
New Fere Pit - 1,550m
New Hawkins, No.2 - 1,584m
Winnell's Level - 1,600m
Thatch Iron Mine - 1,621m
Hawkin's Level - 1,649m
Cannop Drift - 1,662m
Thatch - 1,744m
Beech Pit - 1,835m
Bush Pit - 1,836m
Cross Knave - 1,866m
Cross Knaves - 1,879m
Tufthorn - 1,906m
Woodgate Pit - 1,907m
Cannop - 1,934m
Westgate Pit - 1,946m
Woodgate - 1,952m
Tufthorn Deep Iron Pit - 1,955m