Pegswood Flash, Coney Garth, Northumberland

Originally posted for the Guesswhere UK group.

Pegswood Flash at Coney Garth, near Ashington, Northumberland.

This is a flash created by mining subsidence - the land has sunk down owing to the gradual collapse and compaction of old coal mine workings at depth, and then subsequently filled with water, as the former ground surface now lies below the water table. Hence the hegderows and fences disappearing into the water. The River Wansbeck flows past here about a half-mile away.

It is now well-known locally for its bird life.

Scanned from Kodachrome 64 transparency film, taken with a Zenit 'E'.

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