Grovebeck Mine

Places of Interest Nearby

Maiden Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Maiden Castle is a settlement in Grinton, North Yorkshire which probably dates from the Iron Age. It is listed as a scheduled monument. The name Maiden Castle is not unique to the site and occurs in several other places in Britain and probably means a "fortification that looks impregnable" or one that has never been taken in battle. Maiden Castle is situated 1¼ miles north of Grovebeck Mine.

Grinton Smelt Mill

Archaeological site

Photo: The joy of all things, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grinton Smelt Mill is a ruined lead mining and processing site on Cogden Moor, south of Grinton in Swaledale, North Yorkshire, England. The site was built in its present form c. 1820 for the specific purpose of processing lead won by hushing and hydraulic mining. Grinton Smelt Mill is situated 1½ miles east of Grovebeck Mine.

Swaledale Museum

Museum

Photo: Betsythedevine, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Swaledale Museum is a local museum in the village of Reeth, near Richmond in North Yorkshire, England. It covers rural history including life and work in the local area of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Swaledale Museum is situated 2 miles northeast of Grovebeck Mine.

Places in the Area

Healaugh

Hamlet

Photo: Charles Rawding, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Healaugh is a small village in the civil parish of Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh, in Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales. part of the county of North Yorkshire, England and lies about 1 mile west of Reeth. Healaugh is situated 2 miles north of Grovebeck Mine.

Reeth

Village

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Reeth is a village 11 miles west of Richmond in North Yorkshire, England, in the civil parish of Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it is the principal settlement of upper Swaledale. Reeth is situated 2 miles northeast of Grovebeck Mine.

Fremington

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fremington is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. The hamlet is almost joined to Reeth and Grinton. It is split into Low Fremington, which is built along the B6270, and High Fremington, which is a scattering of houses running up towards Fremington Edge. Fremington is situated 2 miles northeast of Grovebeck Mine.

Grovebeck Mine

Satellite Map

Notable Places Nearby

Nearby Places

Curious Mines to Discover

• Deutsch
• Español
• Français
• Português