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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 640 |
| Date Entered | 10/11/2012 |
| Updated on | 20/02/2013 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Mining Related |
| Record Type | Mining |
| Site Access | Public Access Land |
| Record Date | 08/11/2012 |
| Location | Fremington Edge, slopes below Fremington Edge above West Hagg Pastures |
| Civil Parish | Reeth |
| Brit. National Grid | SE 05939 99137 |
| Altitude | 337m |
| Geology | For the two other Bale Sites in this vicinity, See also SWAAG Site Nos 683 and 684.This site is located at around 325m O.D. elevation which is approximately 100m in height below the top of the Main Limestone where the well known lead bales on Fremington Edge are located. These sites are shown on a map dated 1592. (Tyson, L.O. 1989. 'A History of the Manor and Lead Mines of Marrick, Swaledale, Figure 3.')
Site 1 is located close to active springs within an area of disturbed ground- within a cup shaped gravitational slump of early post glacial meltwater origin (Inf. John Russell). (landslip). |
| Record Name | West Hagg. Lead Bale Site 1 below Fremington Edge. |
| Record Description | This previously unrecorded lead bale is some distance below the series of well recorded lead bales on the top edge of the escarpment, see SWAAG previous record No...
The lead bale is well vegetated although much disturbed by rabbits.
Much slag and charcoal evident. Charcoal of birch has been identified although birch are entirely absent from Fremington Edge today. |
| Dimensions | See photos |
| Additional Notes | The possibility that this early lead bale site was worked from the Native Settlement at West Hagg of Late Roman Date is intriguing.Site first recorded by John Russell and Tim Laurie playing truant from the hard work in progress at West Hagg excavation site. |
| Image 1 ID | 3668 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Lead bale above West Hagg. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 3669 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 3 ID | 3670 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 4 ID | 3671 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 4 Description | Lead slag. |  |
| Image 5 ID | 4008 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 5 Description | Richard Smith and Alan Mills (with T.C.L.) at a revisit to this site on 17 February 2013 |  |
| Image 6 ID | 4009 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 7 ID | 4010 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 8 ID | 4011 Click image to enlarge |
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