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FourWinds Apr 21, 2003 09:25:36
Replying to paul1970

From what I know they (EH) are doing some more core samples soon to assess 'the hole'.

The hole appeared when some very dodgy Victorian (I think) excavations collapsed in. Someone cut a vertical shaft right down the centre to try and find the burial ... of course they didn't find one. Then a couple of feckers absailed down the hole and caused further collapse.

V Visitor
Visitor Apr 21, 2003 20:54:42
Replying to FourWinds

The vertical shaft, which collapsed as FourWinds says, was actually cut in the late 1700s by the Duke of Northumberland.

It was left with a timber cover with chalk or soil over it, and one day the cover caved in.

There was also a side entry shaft in the mid 1800s, and one in the late 1900s for the Beeb.

This from memory - shoot me down if I'm wrong.