LOCATION FILE
Black Point Tunnel
FOLLOWByera, Charlotte
DIRECTIONS →OVERVIEW
Cut in 1815 under the direction of Colonel Thomas Browne to move sugar from the Grand Sable estates to Byera Bay, the tunnel was driven through volcanic rock by enslaved Caribs and Africans working by hand. It is roughly 350 feet long and remains passable.
HISTORY
The tunnel is a national heritage site and the trail through it is a popular walk.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
The tunnel is reported locally as a place where those who cut it can still be heard. The labour that made it is a matter of record.
VISITING
Open; the tunnel is dark in the middle and a light is advisable.
SITE PLAN
UPLOAD A PLANNo plan on file yet.
A plan of the building or grounds is what a second team opens on a phone in the dark. Going there? Volunteer to map it, then upload your plan.
EXTERNAL RESOURCES
Curated references and articles coming soon.
INVESTIGATION RECORD
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HISTORICAL RECORD · 0 CITED ENTRIES
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COMMUNITY EVIDENCE
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