Bart
Well-Known Member
shaved said:
That's very impressive.
The first is the enterence of The Old Rock mine. But recently the enterence has been resealed, with a thick steel gate. The gate has a hole for bats, because the mine is now declared a refuge for bats, and has a no entry sign.
The second picture is probably the original mining pit of Old Rock. Old Rock started as a mine with a vertical access, hence the existence of a shaft. Later, they excavated a gallery that connected with an existing slate mine, that had a horizontal access tunnel. This is the one of the first picture. There are many of those pits in the area. But the last few years, the authorities have been summing the owners of land that has pits, to fill them with rock debris, or to properly seal them. Still, I wouldn't enter those woods at night, without the company of a good flashlight.
Thanks for sharing those pictures. The Internet and the resourcefulness of our members never ceases to amaze me.
Bart.
