Elvis killer
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Seems like a few people are putting up reports after the closure of the other site so I might aswell jump on the bandwagon 
I visited with Barneyswartchnegger (you could have picked an easier name to spell dude) We were looking for a lead mine entrance but were'nt sure where it was, after a while searching (in the wrong place) we come across what was a possible mine entrance.
The tunnel carried on for about 100 yards then split in two, a choice of left or right.... hmm left i think. Thats barney leading the way
After 5 mins we emerged out into the countryside so we doubled back and took the other option
Note the pipe above Barneys head
Said pipe deposited this....I'll remove the pic if people don't find it appropriate.
It turns out we were in an old mill race, the sewage came from the mills main house which still stands...after seeing the shit pile we left and came across this
It was the mine we were looking for so we carried on walking in a bolt straight line noting a few interesting sights on the way, the single gauge tracks still exist
It got more rickety as we progressed
With fading light we beat a hasty retreat with cold wet feet back to the car.
After more research we discovered it carries on for about 3ish miles into the hillside, a bit to far to walk unprepared. Any future visits to try and find the main workings will involve an overnight stay, its very wet and very cold and very dark... I don't think I'll be going back soon, i'm not that hardcore lol!!
I visited with Barneyswartchnegger (you could have picked an easier name to spell dude) We were looking for a lead mine entrance but were'nt sure where it was, after a while searching (in the wrong place) we come across what was a possible mine entrance.
The tunnel carried on for about 100 yards then split in two, a choice of left or right.... hmm left i think. Thats barney leading the way
After 5 mins we emerged out into the countryside so we doubled back and took the other option
Note the pipe above Barneys head
Said pipe deposited this....I'll remove the pic if people don't find it appropriate.
It turns out we were in an old mill race, the sewage came from the mills main house which still stands...after seeing the shit pile we left and came across this
It was the mine we were looking for so we carried on walking in a bolt straight line noting a few interesting sights on the way, the single gauge tracks still exist
It got more rickety as we progressed
With fading light we beat a hasty retreat with cold wet feet back to the car.
After more research we discovered it carries on for about 3ish miles into the hillside, a bit to far to walk unprepared. Any future visits to try and find the main workings will involve an overnight stay, its very wet and very cold and very dark... I don't think I'll be going back soon, i'm not that hardcore lol!!
