Peter Burgess
5 years ago
As planned, I visited the Worth Forest Furnace again over the weekend and checked out some possible extraction sites nearby. A few photos to follow.

Photograph:

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Peter Burgess
5 years ago
First pit going upstream from the furnace.

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Peter Burgess
5 years ago
Second pit going upstream

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Peter Burgess
5 years ago
The stream nearby has undercut its banks and exposed the geology in places. This may be how the ore was prospected.

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