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Sandford Levvy entrance

Sandford Levvy entrance

by FollowMeChaps

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FollowMeChaps, on December 24, 2006, said:

Sandford Levvy - This horizontal tunnel was originally excavated in 1830 by a local entrepreneur looking for ores. Small traces of galena , sphalerite and ochre can be still be see today. The mined tunnel which is over 1/4 mile long breaks into natural cave passage in places with an aven which extend upwards over 150 feet to near the surface; possibly the lost Gulf of Sandford? In WW2 the Home Guard used this cave.

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    • Camera: NIKON E885
    • Exposure: 0.017s (1/60)
    • Focal Length: 11.10mm
    • F/Stop: f/3.200
    • ISO Speed: ISO400
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