Mineshaft Cap at Swire Pit, Boar's Head, Standish
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Mineshaft Cap at Swire Pit, Boar's Head, Standish
Image: © Gary Rogers Taken: 4 Mar 2017
The site of Swire Pit. This was worked by Kirkless Hall Coal and Iron Company and closed in 1875. There are two of these capping stones close to the path, this is the most northerly.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.577947
Longitude
-2.657241