lead mines

lead mines is a historic site in Grassington, Craven District, England. lead mines is situated nearby to the archaeological site old lead mine workings, as well as near old mine workings.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mossdale Caverns and Meugher.

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 1½ miles north of lead mines.

Meugher

Peak

Photo: Rob Woodall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Meugher is a hill in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It lies in remote country between Wharfedale and Nidderdale, in the parish of Stonebeck Down less than 1 kilometre outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park but within the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Beauty. Meugher is situated 2½ miles northeast of lead mines.

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 1½ miles north of lead mines.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Conistone and Hebden.

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 2½ miles west of lead mines.

Hebden

Village

Photo: Alethe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hebden is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, and one of four villages in the ecclesiastical parish of Linton. It lies near Grimwith Reservoir and Grassington, in Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Hebden is situated 2½ miles south of lead mines.

Kilnsey

Village

Photo: Alethe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 west of lead mines.

lead mines

Type: Historic site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Grassington, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.10166° or 54° 6′ 6″ north

Longitude

-1.9681° or 1° 58′ 5″ west

Open location code

9C6W422J+MQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 410173770

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=mine_shaft

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