2018

NY9901 : Remains of an old shaft on the moor

taken 6 years ago, near to Langthwaite, North Yorkshire, England

Remains of an old shaft on the moor
Remains of an old shaft on the moor
Lead mine shafts like this are a common sight on the moors above Swaledale and Arkengarthdale and represent one of the earlier forms of lead mining when vertical shafts would be dug down along the line of a vein of lead ore [galena] and then worked sideways along the vein. They were rarely very deep, often the depth decided by how far someone operating a windlass could haul a tub full of heavy ore up to the surface. Later with the use of a horse whim, the shafts could go deeper. Such green 'saucers' on the moor can be a tempting place to sit out of the wind, but this is a foolish thing to do as one cannot be sure what is under the grass in the bottom of the saucer [maybe old and very rotten timbers?].

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Photographer
Gordon Hatton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 31 July, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 1 August, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 9957 0103 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:24.2839N 2:0.4879W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NY 9958 0103
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