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The Coity Tip was created during the working life of Big Pit and its predecessor the Coity Pit, which was primarily an ironstone mine. Tips such as these were once a familiar site in industrial communities where waste rock and shale from the mining process was discarded on the surface, altering the landscape and environment forever. When the tipping stopped, nature began to gradually reclaim the tip and surrounding area, which is now rich with plant and animal species. Come along and have a &rs
12:00 to 16:00 Cost: Small charge. 0300 111 2 333
Big Pit: National Coal Museum Blaenavon, Torfaen NP4 9XP
Mon 24 Oct to Fri 28 Oct 2016
Website:
museum.wales/bigpit/whatson/
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