Site of Wrytree Drift (coal mine)
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Site of Wrytree Drift (coal mine)
Image: © Les Hull Taken: 14 Nov 2006
Blenkinsopp and Wrytree coal mine which are both connected underground are located in the village of Greenhead, two miles from the town of Haltwhistle, halfway between Newcastle and Carlisle on the A69. http://www.healeyhero.co.uk/rescue/Collection/blenk/blenk_pit.htm
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Image Location
Latitude
54.977449
Longitude
-2.511953