This is exactly what I was looking for! And I see the wiki for man_made=adit 
was updated today to include mention of the direction tag.

Thanks!


> On Mar 10, 2017, at 6:11 AM, Zecke <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Please note that www.historic.place displays the orientation of adits. As it 
> can be seen here:
> http://gk.historic.place/historische_objekte/translate/en/index-en.html?zoom=17&lat=49.27361&lon=6.9515&select=n2218896180&pid=KmHaSaHe
> 
> We evaluate the direction tag, Please note that the direction is seen from 
> the underground gallery outwards.
> 
> See also:
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:direction
> 
> Regards,
> Carsten
> 
> Am 10.03.2017 um 14:48 schrieb Tod Fitch:
>> There are a number of abandoned adits and mine shafts in an area I’ve done 
>> some mapping in. When looking at old USGS topographic maps of the area, I’ve 
>> noticed that they used to align their symbol for an adit to show its 
>> orientation.
> 



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