Ironworks slag
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Ironworks slag
Image: © Rose and Trev Clough Taken: 14 Apr 2007
Millom Ironworks closed in the 1960s, but we don't know whether the surface of this massive slag heap has been levelled since then. There is hardly any plant growth, except round the edges. The site is now a place for recreation and wildlife conservation Image .
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Image Location
Latitude
54.209439
Longitude
-3.257241