Footpath, Holywell Dene
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Footpath, Holywell Dene
Image: © Geoff Holland Taken: 2 Jun 2020
This footpath, which is not shown as a public footpath but has been used as such for many years, follows the line of an old mineral railway which first appeared on the 1897 edition of the Ordnance Survey Six-Inch map of the area. It appears to have connected the northern site of East Holywell Colliery, close to Avenue Head (Seaton Delaval), with the southern site of the colliery to the north west of Earsdon. At this point, the footpath crosses the Seaton Burn via an embankment of considerable depth through which the Seaton Burn flows via a culvert. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk
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Image Location
Latitude
55.062132
Longitude
-1.51775