Discovering Black Down - Industry
Discover the industrial past of Burrington Ham from limestone quarrying and lime burning to mining for lead and calamine.
Key stages
lead
Foundations of Mendip (British Geological Survey) – Old lead workings
Discover how spoil heaps produced by the lead mining industry provide a particularly distinctive Mendip habitat.
Mendip Rocks!
Information on geology related events and projects in the Mendip Hills.
Key stages
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