Adit, Haswell/Hazel Mine, Ausewell Woods, Dartmoor
Introduction
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Adit, Haswell/Hazel Mine, Ausewell Woods, Dartmoor
Image: © Sloop John B Taken: 14 May 2004
An adit is a tunnel made by miners to give access to ores, or to drain water. Near this one, from late 1500’s to early 1900’s, there was an industrial complex of “national importance”, mining iron and copper ores and smelting them. Details: https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MDV103390&resourceID=104 With a change of ownership in progress (2020), access may be restricted.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.522904
Longitude
-3.79803