Close House Mine
Close House Mine is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of west County Durham, England. It is a disused opencast mine located in Arngill Beck on the north-east flank of Close House Crags, in the Lunedale Forest.- Type: Mine
- Description: barytes mine in Yorkshire, UK
- Also known as: “Closehouse Mine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crosshill Stone.
Crosshill Stone
Wayside cross
Photo: Matthew Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crosshill Stone is a wayside cross, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Close House Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holwick and Forest-in-Teesdale.
Holwick
Hamlet
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holwick is a hamlet and civil parish in Teesdale, County Durham, England. Located in the Pennine hills, the hamlet consists of a few houses spread along a road in the pattern of a linear settlement. Holwick is situated 4½ miles northeast of Close House Mine.
Forest-in-Teesdale
Hamlet
Forest-in-Teesdale is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated in upper Teesdale, on the north side of the Tees between Newbiggin and Langdon Beck, and is in the civil parish of Forest and Frith. Forest-in-Teesdale is situated 4½ miles north of Close House Mine.
Harter Fell
Locality
Harter Fell is an area of upland heath in west County Durham, England. It lies on the watershed between the River Tees to the north-east and the River Lune to the south and reaches a maximum height of 481 metres above sea level about 1-kilometre north of the hamlet of Thringarth. Harter Fell is situated 4½ miles east of Close House Mine.
Close House Mine
- Categories: barytes mine, historic site, and industry
- Location: Lunedale, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.60001° or 54° 36′ 0″ northLongitude
-2.23322° or 2° 13′ 60″ westOpen location code
9C6VJQ28+2POpenStreetMap ID
node 1717999957OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mineWikidata ID
Q5135213
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