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***SWAAG_ID***	840
Date Entered	09/12/2014
Updated on	10/12/2014
Recorded by	Tim Laurie
Category	Mining Related
Record Type	Mining
SWAAG Site	Stainton Moor
Site Access	Army Range
Record Date	08/12/2014
Location	Stainton Moor
Civil Parish	Stainton
Brit. National Grid	SE 080 956
Altitude	370m down to 300m
Geology	Mineralised fault in Crow Chert and Crow Limestone Strata
Record Name	The Stainton Lead Mine and views across Swaledale
Record Description	The Stainton Lead Mines are the most easterly and represent, significantly, stratigraphically, the highest mineralisation in Swaledale. (Source: Dunham and Wilson, 1985. BGS: 'Geology of the North Pennine Orefield', Chapter 11, pp179,180 and Figure 30). Dunham and Wilson describe the Stainton Lead Mines as follows: 'The Stainton Mines, North and South extend for a distance of 800m eastward from the head of Juniper Gill down to The White Bog, South West of Stainton Village. Here, the bearing beds are in the Crow Cherts and Crow Limestone exposed by hushing and by many bell pits sunk into these beds. The outcrop (of these bearing beds) terminating at an NE Flier (ie fault) from the Great Stork Vein which brings in grit, presumably The Grassington Grit and the workings cease.' For a view of these Grasington Grit Beds dipping down to the fault, see Image No Trials to access the Great Stork Vein below these bearing beds from below the grit beds were attempted from three levels: Daggets Level at SE0890 9553, 307m AOD, from an unnamed level and from Wyvil's Level, see previous SWAAG Records.
Dimensions	The lead workings are 800m in extent. See photos
Additional Notes	ACCESS: Army Live Firing Range. No Access without express permission of the Range Officer. No Access at any time when Red Flags Flying. The views southward from the head of Juniper Gill and from these Mines north westward across Swaledale and south eastward across the Catterick Training Area towards the Vale of Mowbray are superb. Visited on a clear cold frosty day in December. How many men worked here and for how long?
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Image 1 Description	The Stainton Lead Mines. View southward from large shaft mound some 300m east of and above Juniper Gill
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Image 2 Description	View north westward from a shaft mound west of Juniper Gill, on the same fault system on the line of the East End Mines in Ellerton Parish.
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Image 3 Description	The same shaft mound.
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Image 4 Description	Juniper Gill Head view down to Ellerton Abbey.
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Image 5 Description	Small bell pit and hush leading down to the head of Juniper Gill
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Image 6 Description	Small pit at edge of the mining area. View northward.
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Image 7 Description	Shaft mounds on the Stainton Mines at the head of Juniper Gill
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Image 8 Description	View from the Mines southward towards the Vale of Mowbray.
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Image 9 Description	The Stainton Mines and hushes lead eastward down to The White Bog.
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Image 10 Description	As last.
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Image 11 Description	The hush viewed from below.
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Image 12 Description	Large shaft mound on the Stainton Mine, view south.
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Image 13 Description	Further shaft mound.
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Image 14 Description	Stainton Mine hushes seen from below.
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Image 15 Description	Shaft with view of further hushes leading down to The White Bog.
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Image 16 Description	The Stainton Mine. One of three levels driven from White Bog to locate the Great Stork Vein, this was unsuccessful.
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Image 17 Description	The Stainton Mine. Spoil tailings at The White Bog.
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Image 18 Description	The Stainton Mine, Wyvil's level and Mine Shop at SE0948 9581. The portal to the level is in shadow to the left of the mine shop.
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Image 19 Description	The Stainton Mine, Mine shop recently consolidated by Defence Estates. A rare surviving example of these characteristic mine buildings.
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Image 20 Description	Wyvil's Level. Spoil Tailings at Stainton Beck.