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Magpie Sough Lead Mine (United Kingdom)


Note: access to this site is prohibited by the landowner and is not advised due to problems with water quality.

Magpie Sough is a drainage tunnel for Magpie mine, which discharges water into the River Wye. It was started in 1873, and it took eight years to complete the 2km tunnel.

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Last updated July 17th 2008 by Guest

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Other location/mapping information:

Latitude: 53.2178
Longitude: -1.74687
Landranger grid reference: SK170690
Easting: 417000
Northing: 369000

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Major Mining Region



Magpie Sough Lead Mine belongs to the Derbyshire region.