Old Farm Buildings, Fordell
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Old Farm Buildings, Fordell
Image: © Robert Struthers Taken: 26 Sep 2015
These dilapidated buildings are on the site of 'The Square', once part of Fordell Colliery. Most of the old miners' houses are long gone, returned to grassland. These buildings, old though they are, probably post-date the mining days - I recall seeing similar structures on my uncles' farms.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.080204
Longitude
-3.358466