Colliery landslip, Westwood north of Bardon Mill
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Colliery landslip, Westwood north of Bardon Mill
Image: © David Kemp Taken: 24 Sep 2018
The OS map indicates historical drift mining in the area. The grey material is coal dust which suggests some kind of slippage of colliery waste. Whatever its origin it obstructs the course of a public footpath and could be quite hazardous given the unstable nature of the ground and the steep drop (right) to Chainley Burn.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.983307
Longitude
-2.356081