Whiteheaps Mine road
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Whiteheaps Mine road by Trevor Littlewood as part of the Geograph project.
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Whiteheaps Mine road
Image: © Trevor Littlewood Taken: 16 Jun 2013
The road is heading towards open moorland so its tarmacked surface might seem unusual but once this road served the Whiteheaps Mine which was worked for various minerals over its lifetime, not closing finally until 1987; the mine site itself has virtually been cleared.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.818454
Longitude
-2.08058