Cockshot Mineshaft
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Cockshot Mineshaft by Roger May as part of the Geograph project.
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Cockshot Mineshaft
Image: © Roger May Taken: 15 Feb 2006
This disused mineshaft on Cockshot Lane near Bolsterstone is quite a landmark, with its pulley wheel still in place and parts of the winding gear still visible in the grass. The shaft is concreted over now, but must have been quite a small affair from the dimensions of the pithead.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.471721
Longitude
-1.587177