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Arthur and the Early wars of Wessex
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Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Mendip Lead Mining
Lead mining has been done on the Mendips. It was mined before the Romans came but Roman mining was more intense.
Roman lead mines at
Charterhouse, Somerset
Mining in the Mendips
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