Lead mines

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Lead mines

Image: © Aaron Thomas Taken: 5 Nov 2006

The remains of lead mines. Halkyn Mountain was extensively mined in the 19th and early 20th century, and the landscape is pock-marked with the remnants of small mines like these.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.230676
Longitude
-3.220885