Slag tip, Askam-in-Furness
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Slag tip, Askam-in-Furness
Image: © Ian Taylor Taken: 8 Mar 2014
Slag from the steelworks, which operated from about 1850 to 1918, and had 4 blast furnaces. This area had the second largest deposit of iron ore (hematite) in the country.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.186518
Longitude
-3.213636