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Cave or Adit | Penhale Sands | Cornwall

Cave or Adit - Penhale Sands

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Location: Penhale Sands   |   Category: Mining Heritage   |   Photograph Added: 27th January 2012 | Photo Reference: 3677

An adit is an entrance to an underground mine which is probably horizontal or very nearly horizontal. These adits can be the means by which the mine is entered or drained of water and ventilated.