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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.
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Publications (1)
- (1927); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol X 2nd Ed - Iron Ores - Hematites of Forest of Dean, South Wales; 115 pages
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