Low Greets shaft
Low Greets shaft is a historic site in Grinton, Richmondshire District, England. Low Greets shaft is situated nearby to Greets Quarry, as well as near the peak Greets Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bolton Castle and Grinton Smelt Mill.
Bolton Castle
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Bolton Castle is a 14th-century castle located in Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England. The nearby village of Castle Bolton takes its name from the castle. The castle is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Bolton Castle is situated 2½ miles south of Low Greets shaft.
Grinton Smelt Mill
Archaeological site
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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 Low Greets shaft.
Maiden Castle
Archaeological site
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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 1½ miles north of Low Greets shaft.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Healaugh and Castle Bolton.
Healaugh
Hamlet
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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 2½ miles north of Low Greets shaft.
Castle Bolton
Hamlet
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Castle Bolton is a village in North Yorkshire, England. It is in Wensleydale, one of the Yorkshire Dales. The village takes its name from Bolton Castle, which overlooks the west end of the village green. Castle Bolton is situated 2½ miles south of Low Greets shaft.
Fremington
Hamlet
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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 2½ miles northeast of Low Greets shaft.
Low Greets shaft
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Grinton, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.35497° or 54° 21′ 18″ northLongitude
-1.96268° or 1° 57′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C6W923P+XWOpenStreetMap ID
node 504310899OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine_shaftOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=mineshaft
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