Deneholes: Warning !!

[Chopper]

Denehole = Aincent chalk or flint mine, hiding place, storeage pit.

During a school project my son was involved in we decided to take a close look at some of the hundreds of Deneholes scattered around the Kent countryside.

One thing that quickly became obvious is how dangerous these can be. Most of them we have seen have not been fenced in or marked with signs, and taking in to consideration that they can be 90'+ deep, you could easily fall down one, especially during the summer months when the vegitation is at its highest.

For some more info on these, select Denehole from the side menu of this site www.kurg.org.uk/

You will find them marked on OS maps in old english font. But be very careful if you go looking for them !!

 

[durulz]

I've always wondered what a denehole was. You see loads of them marked on maps.
At last. Now I know. Cheers!

 

[Tengu]

Thats great. are there any in wiltshire?

 

[Nicolas]

Holy god, these holes are just scattered around without fencing
Awesome, but good lord that looks dangerous.

 

[Chainsaw]

Hope wayland doesn't see this, a viking with horns on his helmet :AR15firin

Are they marked on OS maps?

cheers,

Alan

 

[Chopper]

Thats great. are there any in wiltshire?

I'm not sure, take a look on your local OS maps.

 

[Chopper]

Hope wayland doesn't see this, a viking with horns on his helmet :AR15firin

Are they marked on OS maps?

cheers,

Alan

From what I head, one of the main reasons the Vikings came here was because they had the horn!!

If you look on your local OS maps you might find some, there are loads of them in the Kent area.

 

[Chopper]

There has been several local house collapses and one new main road subsided through a Denehole the surveyors failed to notice!!

 

[Twoflower]

There has been several local house collapses and one new main road subsided through a Denehole the surveyors failed to notice!!

it's like you said, they're hard to spot in the long grass

 

[Grooveski]

I stopped off in Reading one day to try and hustle my way into one of those a few years ago. There's a sealed one in the corner of a schoolyard with a ladder. Thought the janitor might have a key but he didn't and I didn't really have time to try the phone number he gave me.

Didn't know they were marked on maps. None of my maps would have any. The daydream of tossing a rope down and having a look is kind of hampered by they thought of rope vs flint and being stuck down a holetogo: ) but it would be interesting.