Oct 27th, 2024 from MuseumsList by BertyBasset
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| Forest of Dean | |
| Clearwell | |
| 51.7708664, -2.6142809 | |
| SO 5771 0820 | |
| Private Land | |
| 177m | |
| #26,496 | |
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Cafe, Mine Tours
Opened to the public by Ray Wright, now operated by his son Jonathan - a free miner, who still mines ochre.
The Rocks, Clearwell, Coleford GL16 8JR
01594832535
info@clearwellcaves.com
10am-5pm Friday -Monday inclusive
External Links
Publications (1)
- (1927); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol X 2nd Ed - Iron Ores - Hematites of Forest of Dean, South Wales; 115 pages
Related sites (1)
Clearwell - 46m- Small Hole, Ham Pit - 112m
- British Pit - 230m
- Old Ham Pit - 287m
- New Ham Pit - 301m
- Dun Pit - 447m
- Old Dunn - 534m
- Sling Pit - 537m
- Old Sling Pit - 538m
- Lambs Quay Pit - 596m
- New Dunn - 611m
- Yew Tree Pit - 853m
- Scar Pit - 857m
- Old Bow - 937m
- Perry Grove - 955m
- Tufton No.1 - 1,020m
- Tuftan Pit - 1,086m
- Cinder Pit - 1,204m
- Easter Pit - 1,261m
Tile Quarry - 1,306m- Easter, Turpin Shaft - 1,309m
- Ellwood Green - 1,318m
- Dark Hill - 1,327m
- Oak Pit - 1,335m
- Forest Steel Iron Mine - 1,387m
- Wanklyns Pit - 1,524m
Tufthorn - 1,627m- Hoares Level - 1,663m
- Beechen Grove - 1,728m
- Birch Hill - 1,733m
- Birch Hill (Success No.2) - 1,758m
- Win All or Upper Success - 1,789m
- Tufthorn Deep Iron Pit - 1,800m
- Darkhill Level - 1,807m
- Success - 1,810m
- Winnell's Level - 1,821m
- Noxon Park - 1,832m
- Hopewell - 1,838m
- High Nash Pit - 1,845m
- Ellwood - 1,853m
- Ellwood New Pit - 1,879m
- Winnell's Level - 1,896m
- China Engine Pit - 1,923m