In message <31497834.1139303303950.JavaMail.www@wwinf3103>, Robert
Waterhouse <[log in to unmask]> writes
>Interesting. You may have opened up a new can of worms here! How many
>examples of real firesetting have been identified in the UK. Since the
>late 1970s, the audio-visual display at George & Charlotte Mine at
>Morwellham, West Devon, has included a reference to fire-setting,
>despite no evidence for it in the Tamar Valley! I'm aware there is
>some evidence for Derbyshire and the Great Orme Bronze Age Mines
>(though I'm more interested in its medieval and later use). Do list
>members know of others, preferably dated?
>Robert
At present John Barnatt and Terry Worthington are carrying out a major
survey into fireset mining in Derbyshire. They have 25 or so sites to go
at. Beyond that, you'll have to wait for the Mining History article
which will appear in 1-2 years time.!!
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David Williams
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