Ship-badger
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The large entrance passage of Shakespeares Cave, before it enters the rift, has quite obviously been enlarged by mining. Does anyone know when this was done, and for what purpose?
Shakespeares Cave
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I must admit to always having wondered this myself.
Considering the proximity to the stream I've always thought that it is unlikey to have been created as a shelter. I suppose it could have been a trial adit that was given up on very quickly and the path down from Devil's Bridge may have been safer when it was created to allow easier access to miners. But, isn't it well below the coal measures and so unlikely to strike a coal seam? What else could these miners have been trying to find? Ironstone?
Considering the proximity to the stream I've always thought that it is unlikey to have been created as a shelter. I suppose it could have been a trial adit that was given up on very quickly and the path down from Devil's Bridge may have been safer when it was created to allow easier access to miners. But, isn't it well below the coal measures and so unlikely to strike a coal seam? What else could these miners have been trying to find? Ironstone?
