Pond on former slag bank

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Pond on former slag bank

Image: © Jonathan Thacker Taken: 11 Nov 2013

To the west of the Foxhills Industrial Park there is an extensive area of derelict land which was once the slag banks of Lysaght's steelworks. The area is slowly returning to nature though may once again be used for industry.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.613076
Longitude
-0.669321