Clearwell Caves

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Q5130971




Clearwell Caves, at Clearwell in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, is a natural cave system which has been extensively mined for iron ore. It now operates primarily as a working mining museum.

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mining museum, show cave, United Kingdom, 

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Location: 51.7711, -2.6144, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Gloucestershire Standby Headquarters ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Gloucestershire
  • Stroud Emergency Centre ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Gloucestershire, UK
  • Thornbury North Avon District Council Emergency Centre ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Gloucestershire
  • Clearwell Caves ⓘ
    cave system in Clearwell, England
  • Grotto About 10 Metres South West Of Walled Garden ⓘ
    grotto in Highnam, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, UK
  • Grotto About 30m To The South East Of Dewstow House ⓘ
  • Grotto, Underground Garden And Bridge About 60m To West Of Dewstow House ⓘ
  • King Arthur's Cave ⓘ
    cave in Herefordshire, England, UK
  • Merlin's Cave, Great Doward ⓘ
    cave in Whitchurch, Herefordshire, England, UK
  • Otter Hole ⓘ
    cave in United Kingdom
  • Pen Park Hole ⓘ
    cave in the UK
  • Slaughter Stream Cave ⓘ
    cave system in Forest of Dean, England
  • St Peter's Cave ⓘ
    cave in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
  • The Giant's Cave, Piercefield ⓘ
  • The Grotto, Piercefield ⓘ
  • Shell Grotto ⓘ
    Grade II* listed building in Pontypool. Grotto in Pontypool, Wales
  • Bailey Level Gold Mine ⓘ
  • Barnhill Quarry ⓘ
    Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, England
  • Brinkmarsh Quarry ⓘ
    Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, England
  • Cattybrook Brickpit ⓘ
    former brickpit and SSSI in South Gloucestershire, UK
  • Cewere Quarry and Limekiln, Llanvair-Discoed ⓘ
    quarry in the UK
  • Cullimore's Quarry ⓘ
    Site of Special Scientific Interest in South Gloucestershire
  • Eastern United Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in the UK
  • Hawkesbury Quarry ⓘ
    Geological site
  • Hopewell Colliery - Museum And Working Mine ⓘ
    museum in Coleford, England, UK
  • Lord's Grove Stone Quarry ⓘ
    stone quarry in Monmouth, Monmouthshire
  • Penhow Stone Quarry, W of Llanvaches ⓘ
    stone quarry in Llanvaches, Casnewydd
  • Ram Hill Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in the UK
  • Ram Hill Colliery and dramway ⓘ
    coal mine in Westerleigh, Gloucestershire, England, UK
  • Slickstones Quarry, Cromhall ⓘ
    Gloucestershire quarry
  • Stowfield quarry ⓘ
    quarry in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England
  • Tintern Quarry ⓘ
    Disused quarry in Gloucestershire
  • Tytherington Quarry ⓘ
    Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire
  • Westbury Brook Ironstone Mine ⓘ
    mine in the United Kingdom
  • Whitecliff Quarry ⓘ
    quarry in Gloucestershire, England, UK
  • Wigpool Ironstone Mine ⓘ
    mine in the United Kingdom
  • Wimberry Quarries ⓘ
    nature reserve in Gloucestershire, England
  • Dean Heritage Centre ⓘ
    industrial heritage centre and museum in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
  • Fawley Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in Herefordshire, UK
  • Grovesend Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Hawthorns Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Lea Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Lydbrook Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Mierystock Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Moseley Green Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Redbrook Lower Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Redbrook Upper Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Symonds Yat Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Tidenham Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Tintern Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Tramroad and leat tunnels, Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal ⓘ
    Grade II listed building in Torfaen County Borough. Approached from Fountain Road about 400m south-east of Pontymoile roundabout.
  • Tunnel under Canal ⓘ
    Grade II listed building in Monmouthshire. At Llanfoist Wharf which is situated uphill to the south-west of Llanfoist Parish Church. Also passes under Boathouse Cottage.
  • Usk Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Severn Tunnel ⓘ
    unbuilt railway tunnel in the UK
  • Severn Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel under the Severn estuary
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1810 — 1812 Severn Tunnel
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Entrances, Clearwell CavesEntrances, Clearwell Caves
Clearwell Caverns - steam winchClearwell Caverns - steam winch
Clearwell Caves Mining ArtefactsClearwell Caves Mining Artefacts
Old equipment at Clearwell CavesOld equipment at Clearwell Caves
Not on trackNot on track
Ventilation shaft for Clearwell Caves iron mineVentilation shaft for Clearwell Caves iron mine
Subterranean lake Clearwell CavesSubterranean lake Clearwell Caves
Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0DM mining loco, Clearwell Caves, Forest of Dean 18.04.04 P1010031 (10210386875)Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0DM mining loco, Clearwell Caves, Forest of Dean 18.04.04 P1010031 (10210386875)
Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0DM mining locos, Clearwell Caves, Forest of Dean 18.04.04 P1010028 (10210402836)Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0DM mining locos, Clearwell Caves, Forest of Dean 18.04.04 P1010028 (10210402836)
Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0DM mining loco & trucks, Clearwell Caves, Forest of Dean 18.04.04 P1010037 (10210292244)Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0DM mining loco & trucks, Clearwell Caves, Forest of Dean 18.04.04 P1010037 (10210292244)
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
linkpageMapping Museums page@Wikidata
linkpageshowcaves.com page@Wikidata
sitebunkerGloucestershire Standby HeadquartersGloucestershire County Council, civil defense centerWikidata
sitebunkerStroud Emergency CentreStroud District Council, civil defense centerWikidata
sitebunkerThornbury North Avon District Council Emergency Centrecivil defense centerWikidata
sitecaveClearwell Cavesshow cave, mining museumWikidata
sitecaveGrotto About 10 Metres South West Of Walled GardengrottoWikidata
sitecaveGrotto About 30m To The South East Of Dewstow HousegrottoWikidata
sitecaveGrotto, Underground Garden And Bridge About 60m To West Of Dewstow HousegrottoWikidata
sitecaveKing Arthur's CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveMerlin's Cave, Great DowardcaveWikidata
sitecaveOtter HolecaveWikidata
sitecavePen Park HolecaveWikidata
sitecaveSlaughter Stream CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveSt Peter's CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveThe Giant's Cave, PiercefieldcaveWikidata
sitecaveThe Grotto, PiercefieldgrottoWikidata
sitecave1784Shell Grottoshell grottoWikidata
sitemineBailey Level Gold Minegold mineWikidata
sitemineBarnhill QuarryquarryWikidata
sitemineBrinkmarsh QuarryquarryWikidata
sitemineCattybrook BrickpitSite of Special Scientific Interest, brickworks, clay pitWikidata
sitemineCewere Quarry and Limekiln, Llanvair-DiscoedquarryWikidata
sitemineCullimore's QuarryquarryWikidata
sitemineEastern United Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineHawkesbury QuarryquarryWikidata
sitemineHopewell Colliery - Museum And Working Minemining museum, coal mineWikidata
sitemineLord's Grove Stone Quarrystone quarryWikidata
siteminePenhow Stone Quarry, W of Llanvachesstone quarryWikidata
sitemineRam Hill Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineRam Hill Colliery and dramwaycoal mineWikidata
sitemineSlickstones Quarry, Cromhallpaleontological site, quarryWikidata
sitemineStowfield quarryquarryWikidata
sitemineTintern QuarryquarryWikidata
sitemineTytherington QuarryquarryWikidata
sitemineWestbury Brook Ironstone Mineiron mineWikidata
sitemineWhitecliff QuarryquarryWikidata
sitemineWigpool Ironstone Mineiron mineWikidata
sitemineWimberry QuarriesquarryWikidata
sitemuseumDean Heritage Centrelocal authority museum, local museum, mining museumWikidata
sitetunnelFawley Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelGrovesend Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelHawthorns Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelLea Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelLydbrook Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelMierystock Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelMoseley Green Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelRedbrook Lower Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelRedbrook Upper Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelSymonds Yat Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelTidenham Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelTintern Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelTramroad and leat tunnels, Monmouthshire and Brecon CanaltunnelWikidata
sitetunnelTunnel under CanaltunnelWikidata
sitetunnelUsk Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnel1810Severn Tunnelabandoned project, proposed building or structure, railway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnel1886Severn Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
commonsimageEntrances, Clearwell Caves Commons
commonsimageClearwell Caverns - steam winch Commons
commonsimageClearwell Caves Mining Artefacts Commons
commonsimageOld equipment at Clearwell Caves Commons
commonsimageNot on track Commons
commonsimageVentilation shaft for Clearwell Caves iron mine Commons
commonsimageSubterranean lake Clearwell Caves Commons
commonsimageHudswell Clarke 0-6-0DM mining loco, Clearwell Caves, Forest of Dean 18.04.04 P1010031 (10210386875) Commons
commonsimageHudswell Clarke 0-6-0DM mining locos, Clearwell Caves, Forest of Dean 18.04.04 P1010028 (10210402836) Commons
commonsimageHudswell Clarke 0-6-0DM mining loco & trucks, Clearwell Caves, Forest of Dean 18.04.04 P1010037 (10210292244) Commons
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