Spoil heap. Oxspring Road, Penistone
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Spoil heap. Oxspring Road, Penistone
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 10 Sep 2020
It is not clear from old maps why this heap is here. There were some old shafts in the area, but also the 1905 1:2500 map shows what looks like a pond excavated adjacent to the heap.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.509867
Longitude
-1.625106