Gin Pit rucks 1974
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The photograph on this page of Gin Pit rucks 1974 by Chris Denny as part of the Geograph project.
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Gin Pit rucks 1974
Image: © Chris Denny Taken: Unknown
Spoil heaps riven with gullies and a deep 'flash' make this scene from 1974 completely unrecognisable now. This area of former mining waste between Higher Folds and Gin Pit village has long since been landscaped.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.502945
Longitude
-2.475767