Close

This site uses cookies. No personal data is stored. You can read how we use them in our cookies policy. Continuing on this site accepts their use. Thankyou.

Viewing swaag.org website implies consent to set cookies on your computer. Full details Swaledale and Arkengarthdale Archaeology Group
Registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation Number 1155775
SWAAG Honorary President:
Tim Laurie FSA

Another Search

Scroll Down the Record
 *****SWAAG_ID***** 220
 Date Entered 04/06/2011
 Updated on 05/06/2011
 Recorded by Stephen Eastmead (admin)
 Category Vernacular Record
 Record Type Industrial Archaeology
 SWAAG Site Name 
 Site Type 
 Site Name 
 Site Description 
 Site Access Public Access Land
 Record Date 02/06/2011
 Location Moulds Side, Langthwaite, Arkengarthdale
 Civil Parish Arkengarthdale
 Brit. National Grid NY 99140 02985
 Altitude 401M
 Geology 
 Record Name Underedge Level, Arkengarthdale Mines, Langthwaite.
 Record Description This level appears to have been worked between 1783 and 1787, producing very little lead. 2.0 tons in 1783 and 0.4 tons in 1786, presumably from the Underset Lime. There appears to be a number of nice cyrstals extracted from this level, including: barytes, fluorite, hemimorphite
 Dimensions 
 Geographical area 
 Species 
 Scientific Name 
 Common / Notable Species 
 Tree and / or Stem Girth 
 Tree: Position / Form / Status 
 Tree Site ID 0
 Associated Site SWAAG ID 0
 Additional Notes See also: http://www.swaag.org/EH%20SM%20pdfs/28902.pdf
 Image 1 ID 760         Click image to enlarge
 Image 1 Description Above Underedge Level looking north east towards the spoil heaps
 Image 2 ID 761         Click image to enlarge
 Image 2 Description Underedge Level
 Image 3 ID 762         Click image to enlarge
 Image 3 Description Underedge Level
 Image 4 ID 763         Click image to enlarge
 Image 4 Description Underedge Level: From the spoil heaps looking towards the adjacent New Mill flue.
 Image 5 ID 764         Click image to enlarge
 Image 5 Description Underedge Level: View up hill at Underedge Level spoil heaps.
 Image 6 ID 765         Click image to enlarge
 Image 6 Description Underedge Level Photo: Copyright: Chris Twigg
 Image 7 ID 766         Click image to enlarge
 Image 7 Description Underedge Level Photo: Copyright: Chris Twigg
 Image 8 ID 767         Click image to enlarge
 Image 8 Description Fluorite Barytes crystal from Underedge Level now in private ownership. Photo copyright Dr Stephen Moreton
PREV 20PREV 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 699 700 NEXTNEXT 20
Another Search