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droid
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14 years ago

And it's a big 'un

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-15024570

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scooptram
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14 years ago

you wait the capping will be total overkill ,make it safe yes but ..........

Edd
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14 years ago

Any one got a nice long rope handy :lol:

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NewStuff
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14 years ago

A few peeps over on ME were talking about this a week or two ago. It seems blocked, but this may have fallen through since then. I seem to remember that it was nearer 600ft (200 fathoms or so). Still, that's a hefty coil of rope.

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Cat_Bones
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14 years ago

"Julie Dowton, from the St Cleer and District Commoners' Association, said it could cost "several thousand pounds" to cap the hole."

Bit of an under-estimate? I'd have thought making something like that safe (by a councils standards) would be a bit more pricey?

cave strain
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14 years ago

gona have a look saturday or sunday!

Edd
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14 years ago

Well the last shaft we capped at Alderley cost us near enough £600 and that was a 4ft x 5 ft shaft that we were digging i think there estimate of a few thousand is way off. Knowing the council they will prob fill it first costing many thousands in rubble etc before they even start capping :blink:

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Tamarmole
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14 years ago

Providing that the collar is not coning I would suggest that the best option is simply to fence the shaft

cave strain
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14 years ago

why permanent all the bloody time a big steel grate would do the job! :curse:
It's our heritage so why bin it off forever!

tomh
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14 years ago

#10

given that are are various other shafts collapsing in the area that have been gated/fenced off next to the main walking routes why so much fuss over a shaft on a lesser explored part of the moor?

Vanoord
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14 years ago

#11

Third thread on this one!

http://www.aditnow.co.uk/community/viewtopic.aspx?t=5961 - which has the Scoggan's photos in.

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