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"Such a horrid gloom, such rattling of wagons, noise of workmen boring rocks under your feet, such explosions in blasting and such a dreadful gulf to descend present a scene of terror". That was the Ecton Copper Mines in 1769. And you can still see the gaping shafts, which riddle Ecton Hill with holes like a honeycomb, but the last mine closed over a century ago and now the loudest sound is birdsong above the green and tranquil Manifold Valley.
 LOCATION: Peak District, eight miles south of Buxton START: B5054, Manifold Valley Visitor Centre, two miles west of Hartington, toilets (Grid reference SK103593) DISTANCE: Six miles GRADE: Moderate TIME: Three hours MAP: Explorer OL - White Peak Landranger 119 NOTE: Visitor Centre open weekends in winter REFRESHMENTS: Wettonmill & Hulme End Village Store |
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