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Pond on former spoil heap, former Sharlston Colliery
by Christine Johnstone
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A notice states Danger! Deep Water. Perhaps the levels vary.
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Telegraph poles along the edge of former spoil heap
by Christine Johnstone
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North of Sharlston High Street.
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Former spoil heap, former Sharlston Colliery
by Christine Johnstone
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North of Sharlston High Street.
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The reclaimed 'muck' stack of what was Grimethorpe colliery is greening over
by Steve Fareham
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From the lay by on the Grimethorpe bypass.
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Hennymoor Farm
by Richard Croft
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Hennymoor Farm with the spoil heap from the now-closed Whitwell Colliery behind
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Spoil heaps, Heyshaw Moor Quarries
by Derek Harper
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Spoil heap of old quarry near Hades Hill
by Humphrey Bolton
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It does seem rather a remote place to find a quarry. A cart track gives access.
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Spoil heap and feeding station, Todmoden Moor
by Humphrey Bolton
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The edge of Kennythorpe Moor
by Christine Johnstone
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Are these spoil heaps? They hide some lagoons, presumably from mineral extraction.
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Sheep among the tips
by John Illingworth
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There is little grass for the sheep among the spoil heaps of the... (more)
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Outwood Country Park
by David Dixon
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The site of the former Outwood colliery consisted of 13 hectares of... (more)
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Fingerpost and spoil heaps under Benfoot Brow
by Tom Richardson
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Quite a crossroads here with paths to Capplestone Gate and down the Turf... (more)
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Old mine shaft and spoil heaps below Benfoot Brow
by Tom Richardson
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Spoil heap, Penhill Park
by Karl and Ali
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Part of the old flagstone quarries below Penhill's north flank.
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Old quarry ruin, Penhill Park
by Karl and Ali
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The stone was flat-bedded flagstone used for buildings and roofing 'slates'.
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Chatterley Whitfield Colliery
by Chris Allen
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Photographed from well up the reclaimed spoil heap. It was a very dull... (more)
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Spoil heaps above Blea Moor tunnel and Little Dale Beck
by Roger Templeman
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Air Shaft Spoil Heaps on Blea Moor
by Mick Garratt
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One of the Bleamoor Tunnel air shafts
by Karl and Ali
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We set a compass course from here to the trig point on Blea Moor.
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Spoil heaps, Gunnerside Gill
by Ian Taylor
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The Old Gang dressing floor on the east side of the gill operated in the... (more)
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Spoil heaps, Sir Francis Mine
by Ian Taylor
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The Sir Francis Lead Mine was operated by 2 companies.
The stonework in... (more)
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Crushing mill, Dolly Lead Level
by Ian Taylor
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The building in the centre appears to have housed the water-wheel for the crushing mill.
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Lownathwaite Lead Mine
by Ian Taylor
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On the west side of Gunnerside Gill. North Hush can be seen on the right.... (more)
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Lead mine workings on Ley Seat
by Karl and Ali
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The limestone ground here has been extensively disturbed and dissected by... (more)
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Fish Lake
by Trevor Littlewood
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Fish Lake is part of the site of the now disused Close House Mine spoil... (more)
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Hush above Grain Beck
by Andrew Curtis
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Hushing was a way of uncovering mineral veins by releasing dammed up... (more)
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Spoil heaps of Wright's Groove Quarry
by Trevor Littlewood
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Wright's Groove Quarry lies on the eastern side of Rook Hope on... (more)
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Ruin, Spoil Heaps and Old Mine working near Tynehead
by Les Hull
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On the track to Tranearth
by Karl and Ali
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The track leads to the old farmhouse of Tranearth, now a hut belonging to... (more)
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Torver Beck
by Rob Noble
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Viewed from the bridleway bridge above Tranearth. The beck flows between... (more)
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Spoil Heaps near Hole House
by Les Hull
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Coppermines Cottages
by Ian Taylor
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Also known as Irish Row, these were bunkhouses for miners.
Red Dell Beck... (more)
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Old mine workings, Low Mill
by Ian Taylor
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With a spoil heap. The Bell is on the skyline beyond.
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Spoil heaps, Cove Quarries, Old Man of Coniston
by Karl and Ali
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The Old Man is much despoiled by ancient and not-so-ancient slate... (more)
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Byway to Low Hall Garth below Spoil Heaps
by Les Hull
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Traditional local industry (or blot on the landscape?)
by Karl and Ali
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The working slate quarry at Elterwater does stick out from above but is... (more)
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Herdwick ewe and lamb, Banks Quarry
by Karl and Ali
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The dregs of Hurricane Katia are blasting the Lake District but here on... (more)
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Herdwick ewe, Banks Quarry
by Karl and Ali
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Grey slate spoil and grey sheep. Grey Harrison Stickle and grey sky beyond.
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Spoil Heaps and the Cumbria Way
by Les Hull
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Footbridge over Nethermostcove Beck
by Martin Dawes
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The fields are now behind us, now just moorland,in the centre are spoil... (more)
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Ruined buildings, Commonwood slate quarries, Duddon Valley
by Karl and Ali
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The slate spoil heaps have largely grassed over and nothing much survives... (more)
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Building at Wellhope Mine
by Trevor Littlewood
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The Wellhope Mine remains lie on the slope of Well Hope, a subsidiary... (more)
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Spoil Heap On Renwick Fell
by Douglas Law
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Near where the track ends there is a spoil heap on Renwick Fell which you... (more)
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Edge of Mootlaw Quarry
by Oliver Dixon
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As it says on the notice, "Quarries are not play areas".
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Eastern Slate Spoil Heaps
by Douglas Law
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This drystone wall protects me from the eastern wall of slate waste from... (more)
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Spoil heap, Ledbury Tunnel
by Richard Webb
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The railway between Hereford and Worcester passes under limestone hills... (more)
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Spoilheap, Eglington Moor
by Richard Webb
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A small mine bing with nearby depressions. There has been small scale... (more)
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Not So Disused
by Des Blenkinsopp
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Marked on the map as the familiar "Pit (dis)" this now looks to... (more)
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Bing, Bowsden Moor
by Richard Webb
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Colliery waste, now grassed over.
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Spoil heap at Crawick
by Oliver Dixon
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A spoil heap from an old coal mine standing beside the B740 at Crawick.
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