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bwizz
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10 years ago

I was in the Bissoe cycle cafe over the week end when I overheard a conversation about a mystery tunnel below the Nangiles spoil heap. have passed the above the spot probably scores of time over the years, I was quite intrigued.
I had always though that the adit to Nangiles was down by the County Adit Portal ? Yesterday being in the area again I quickly found the adit "featured in the conversation" Edited Can anyone tell me what each "one down by CA portal" and the "new to me" one are about. also a small opening some 50 yards or so Eastwards of the new one in the undergrowth ,

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Knocker
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10 years ago

The tunnel that you are talking about is not Nangiles Adit but Nangiles Manway, which is a tunnel leading to the main engine shaft. Its absolutely fascinating inside there, but take care if you go in as there is a bloody great shaft at the end!

royfellows
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10 years ago

There is no adit down by the CA adit but there is part of the old CA system which connects with Nangiles by way of a loose passage, this comes in at the water level of the shaft at the end of the manway. There is a lower Nangiles adit at river level bricked up a way inside.

I was hoping Roy M or a Stu alias would come in on this as I am an up country man and certainly not the expert.

If get poking about down there in summer beware adders, damned things, Grr

My avatar is a poor likeness.

bwizz
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10 years ago

Ok guys thanks for info, from where did the fabled nangiles plug fail and pollute the carnon river and estuary

scooptram
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10 years ago

the water level is about 15 feet below adit now Roy because of the pumping at w/jane back last summer the water dropped 20 feet in a week and you could make out the top of another level shame the water didn't go down any more:(