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A large adjustable spanner (Derbyshire Key) is now required to open the James Hall Over Engine Mine lid.
You still need to call at Rowter Farm and pay ?2 for access.
There is also a pair of M16x150mm steel eye-bolts (resin fixed) in the concrete surround as backup anchors. This is to allow for a little more security when entering and exiting the shaft or leaning over to rig the main drop from the belay bar. The lid can be closed with the rope still in situ thanks to a small modification to the lid edge.
For full details, please see: https://peakdistrictcaving.info/home/the-caves/castleton/james-halls-over-engine-mine
The DCA Team
You still need to call at Rowter Farm and pay ?2 for access.
There is also a pair of M16x150mm steel eye-bolts (resin fixed) in the concrete surround as backup anchors. This is to allow for a little more security when entering and exiting the shaft or leaning over to rig the main drop from the belay bar. The lid can be closed with the rope still in situ thanks to a small modification to the lid edge.
For full details, please see: https://peakdistrictcaving.info/home/the-caves/castleton/james-halls-over-engine-mine
The DCA Team