Dog walker on the Silkstone Waggonway trail

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Dog walker on the Silkstone Waggonway trail by Neil Theasby as part of the Geograph project.

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Dog walker on the Silkstone Waggonway trail

Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 12 Aug 2021

Constructed in 1809, the waggonway was created to take tubs of coal from the workings at Silkstone to Barnby Basin - the terminus of the Aire and Calder Canal - a mile and a half to the north. The tubs were pulled on rails by horses.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.549912
Longitude
-1.559702