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View up upper flight of ladder steps.
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Oblique aerial view centred on Mine Howe, taken from the SSE.
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Commission at work: Mr I Parker carrying out plane table survey in the cistern (lower chamber).
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Commission at work: Mr I Parker with plane table on half-landing of subterranean structure.
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View down lower steps into cistern (grey pipe is air supply into the cistern).
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Mr R Shaw in the lower chamber (cistern), seen from the lower flight of steps leading down from the half-landing.
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View looking up lower flight of steps from cistern to half landing, with Mr R Shaw.
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View of sandstone blocks on the S flank of Long Knowe.
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Commission at work: Mr I Parker and Mr R Shaw with GPS at base station.
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Commission at work: Mr I Parker at work in the entrance to the subterranean structure.
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View down lower flight of steps to cistern, after installation of handrail.
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Oblique aerial view centred on Mine Howe, taken from the SSE.
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View down lower flight of steps to cistern, after installation of handrail.
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Plan of subterranean structures at Mine Howe
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Commission at work: Mr D Cowley and Mr R Shaw at entrance to subteranean structure  (with Historic Scotland staff).
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Commission at work: survey team (L to R - Mr Ian Parker, Mr Rob Shaw, Mr Dave Cowley and Mr John Keggie) at entrance to subterranean structure.
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View from the cistern (lower chamber) up the lower flight of steps to the half-landing.
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Detail of junction of drystone walling and natural boulder clay on half landing.
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Detail of junction of drystone walling and natural boulder clay on half landing.  Looking up towards 'relieving arch' above upper ladder steps.
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Detail of the two lintels spanning void over upper flight of steps.
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Detail of junction of slab floor of cistern and side walls showing bones and smears of charcoal.
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Mr D Cowley (RCAHMS) with Mr Douglas Patterson
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View looking upwards from the lower chamber (cistern) into the corbelled roof.
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View up lower flight of steps from cistern to half-landing, after installation of handrail.
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