Old Fearnought Mine
Old Fearnought Mine is a mine in Stonebeck Down, Harrogate District, England. Old Fearnought Mine is situated nearby to old mining pond, as well as near the archaeological site old mining activity.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mossdale Caverns and Priest’s Tarn.
Mossdale Caverns
Cave
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mossdale Caverns is a cave system in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It is about 5 kilometres north of Grassington, and east of Conistone, where Mossdale Beck sinks at the base of Mossdale Scar. Mossdale Caverns is situated 2,100 feet south of Old Fearnought Mine.
Priest’s Tarn
Priest's Tarn is an upland lake on Grassington Moor, in North Yorkshire, England. The water from Priest's Tarn was historically used for hydraulic mining purposes during the lead industry on Grassington Moor. Priest’s Tarn is situated 4,200 feet southeast of Old Fearnought Mine.Langcliffe Pot
Cave
Photo: Langcliffe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Langcliffe Pot is a cave system on the slopes of Great Whernside in Upper Wharfedale, about 3 kilometres SSE of Kettlewell in North Yorkshire. It is part of the Black Keld Site of Special Scientific Interest where the "underground drainage system which feeds… Langcliffe Pot is situated 1½ miles west of Old Fearnought Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Conistone and Kilnsey.
Conistone
Village
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Conistone is a small village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies 3 miles north of Grassington, 3 miles south of Kettlewell and 12 miles north of Skipton beside the River Wharfe, in Upper Wharfedale. Conistone is situated 3 miles southwest of Old Fearnought Mine.
Kilnsey
Village
Kilnsey is a small village in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the B6160 road, between the villages of Grassington and Kettlewell, near Arncliffe and just across the River Wharfe from Conistone. Kilnsey is situated 3 miles southwest of Old Fearnought Mine.
Kettlewell
Village
Photo: Johnteslade, Public domain.
Kettlewell is a village in Upper Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England. It lies 6 miles north of Grassington, at the point where Wharfedale is joined by a minor road which leads north-east from the village over Park Rash Pass to Coverdale. Great Whernside rises to the east. Kettlewell is situated 3½ miles west of Old Fearnought Mine.
Old Fearnought Mine
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Stonebeck Down, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.12916° or 54° 7′ 45″ northLongitude
-1.97396° or 1° 58′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C6W42HG+MCOpenStreetMap ID
node 2781407599OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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