Bell Pit, Denholme Edge
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Bell Pit, Denholme Edge
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 24 Apr 2011
These were often dug down to a shallow seam of coal. This one is fringed with rushes, which rather hide the pit. There is a better one further east.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.804963
Longitude
-1.910376