West portal - Dunsley tunnel - Staffordshire & Worcestershire canal - Cookley
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ntpayne
N 52° 27.400 W 002° 12.550
30U E 553736 N 5812126
Dunsley tunnel north of Kinver on the Staffs & Worcs canal
Waymark Code: WMR3RH
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/09/2016
Views: 3
Tunnel hewn out of sandstone. It is not lined and has a towpath running through it. It is very short and it makes you wonder why a tunnel was built - you would think it would have been easier to cut all the rock away for such a short distance.
Much of the canal in this area runs through pretty sandstone cuttings.
Is the Tunnel in Use?: In Use
Which End is this Entrance?: West
Date Constructed: 01/01/1772
Length of Tunnel: 250 yards
Construction Material: Rock hewn and not lined
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