Sluice
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Sluice by Malcolm Kewn as part of the Geograph project.
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Sluice
Image: © Malcolm Kewn Taken: 4 Oct 2006
Remains of a sluice, probably used to regulate the flow of water to the former Chyandour smelter a few hundred yards further down the valley. What's left of the gate mechanism can be seen in the foliage above the masonry.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.127316
Longitude
-5.533653