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Carnarvon New Pit iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 300m south west of Heather House

No. 315 of 951 in Exmoor, No. 131 for history. History, 9.9 km from Dunster.

The remains of the Carnarvon New Pit iron mine, together with a section of trackbed from a mineral railway, protected as a scheduled monument.Written by Claude from the facts on this page (describe-v1, 2026-10-31).

Facts

Heritage
Scheduled monumentHistoric England, National Heritage List for England, checked 2026-10-31
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Why it ranks here

Score 0.65 for any trip, from the same formula as every place.

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