Photos of vertical mine shafts

Legrena Valley, Lavrio, Greece

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The numbering of the photographs
corresponds to the numbers on the map

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1

2A

2A

2B

2B

3ABC
(On the hillside opposite the Odos Athinos side road)

3ABC
(Close-up view of the mining complex)

3A
(Very deep & spine-chilling)

3A

3B
One side rough stone-lined

3B

3B-Adjacent shaft

3C

3C

3C
From inside the mine
(Frame captured from video)

4A Location aid
Bertseko peak is directly to the left of the picture
(Composite from video)

4A
(Deep & sinister)

4A
Solid rock walls meant no lining of the shaft was necessary

4A - Zoom shot

4B Location aid
Bertseko peak appearing on the left
(Composite from video)

4B Location aid
(Composite from video)
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4B (Composite from video)
(Another deep shaft)

4B

4C
Partially covered with foilage

4D
Easy to miss
(Composite from video)

4D Location aid
(Composite from video)

4D
(Very deep!)

5 Location aid - Looking up Bertseco hill
(Composite picture from video frames)

5
View from the back of the wall showing Bertseco hill
(Very interesting example of a vertical mineshaft)

5
Front view showing shaft entrance

5
Neat, smooth stone-wall lining

5
Looking a bit further down with the video camera

6AB Locations (Photo facing south)
(Composite picture from video frames)

6AB Locations (Photo facing south, but from behind the mines)
(Composite picture from video frames)

6A

6A
Nicely lined shaft

6B

6B