"Andrew Mawson" wrote in message
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"lynd" wrote in message
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If you do manage to acquire the land, that old mine shaft may come
with some horrendous liabilites if some 'authority' decides it needs
capping / making safe etc. You'll probably find the owner biting your
hand off !


nearly every field in the village has a mineshaft in it. Most farmers
plough round them. This one is just left. I have never looked at it because
I dont own the field and wont trespass. Could that be the reason he doesn't
use this field? I estimate the field to be relatively small - about five
acres.