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Macabre sites in United Kingdom

United Kingdom has 195 macabre sites on Detourmap — catacombs, ossuaries, burial grounds and the sites of disasters. Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them; this is 151–195, on page 2 of 2.

151.HMS Conway (school ship)

Archaeological · 19th century · Hidden gem

Royal Navy training school

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152.HMS K13

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1916 K-class submarine

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153.English ship London (1656)

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1656 second-rate ship of the line

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154.HMS Opal (1915)

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1915 Admiralty M-class destroyer

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155.HMS Stirling Castle (1679)

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1679 third-rate ship of the line

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156.Rothsay Castle

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Paddle steamer

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157.Cefn Coed Colliery Museum

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Museum at former copper mine

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158.Virgin Gorda Copper Mine

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National park in the British Virgin Islands

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159.Croesor Quarry

Archaeological · Hidden gem

Slate mine near the village of Croesor, Gwynedd (formerly Merionethshire), Wales, United Kingdom

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160.Six Bells Colliery

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Coal mine in the UK

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161.Botallack Mine

Archaeological · Hidden gem

Mine in Cornwall

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162.South Crofty

Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem

Mine in Cornwall, UK

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163.Llechwedd Slate Caverns

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Tourist attraction in Gwynedd, Wales

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164.Bryn-tail Leadworks

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Lead mine in Powys

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165.Cornish Hush Mine

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Mine in Wear Valley, United Kingdom

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166.British European Airways Flight S200P

Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem

1948 aviation accident

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167.Dan-Air Flight 0034

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1979 Shetland air accident

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168.Crash of Halifax V9977

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Fatal accident of 07 June 1942 involving the prototype of the H2S airborne radar

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169.1978 British Army Gazelle downing

Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem

Helicopter downed by the Provisional IRA over Northern Ireland

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170.Western Necropolis

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Cemetery in the north of Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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171.HMS Ganges (shore establishment)

Archaeological · 19th century · Hidden gem

Royal Navy shore establishment

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172.HMS Itchen (1903)

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1903 River-class destroyer

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173.HMS Erne (1903)

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1903 River-class destroyer

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174.Darra (clipper)

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Composite sailing vessel built in 1865

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175.Annie Jane

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Shipwreck off the Scottish coast

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176.Iona II

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Shipwreck near Lundy, Devon, England, UK

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177.HMS Bayano (1914)

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1913 banana boat converted to armed merchant cruiser

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178.Purton Hulks

Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem

Number of abandoned boats and ships, deliberately beached on the banks of the River Severn, to reinforce the river banks

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179.HMS Seagull (1889)

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1889 Sharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat

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180.Blackfriars Ships

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181.Chatterley Whitfield Colliery

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Colliery in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK

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182.Clogau Gold Mine

Archaeological · Hidden gem

Gold mine in north-west Wales

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183.Killhope Museum

Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem

Lead mining museum in Stanhope, County Durham, England, United Kingdom

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184.Orgreave Colliery

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Coal mine in South Yorkshire, England

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185.1957 Aquila Airways Solent crash

Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem

Aviation accident in England

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186.Moor Sand site

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Shipwreck near Salcombe, Devon, England, UK

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187.South Australian

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Clipper ship

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188.SS Ben Dearg

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British made trawler scuttled in Australia

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189.HMS Jason (1892)

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1892 Alarm-class torpedo gunboat

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190.1943 RAF Hudson crash

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Aerial accident in England

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191.1939 Brighton Audax crash

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1939 aviation accident

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192.1954 Prestwick air disaster

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Aviation incident that occurred on Christmas Day, 1954

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193.1958 BOAC Bristol Britannia crash

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1958 aviation accident

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194.1957 Blackbushe Viking accident

Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem

1957 aviation accident

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195.1982 Bristow Helicopters Bell 212 crash

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