The bricked up west portal of Horspath Tunnel
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The bricked up west portal of Horspath Tunnel
Image: © Steve Daniels Taken: 25 May 2011
The former railway tunnel has been bricked up and is now a sanctuary for bats. The Princes Risborough to Oxford Railway ran through the tunnel until 1963. The tunnel is 520 yards long under a clay hill and is completely lined throughout.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.740838
Longitude
-1.166471