Barytes Mine

Barytes Mine is a mine in Newbiggin, County Durham, England. Barytes Mine is situated nearby to the historic site Broadleyhill Low Level, as well as near the archaeological site old lead mine workings.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include High Force and Low Force.

High Force

Waterfall

Photo: StoatBringer, Public domain.

High Force is a waterfall on the River Tees, near Middleton-in-Teesdale, Teesdale, England. The waterfall is within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the European Geopark. High Force is situated 2½ miles southwest of Barytes Mine.

Low Force

Waterfall

Photo: Scareyb, CC BY 3.0.

Low Force is an 18-foot high set of falls on the River Tees, England, UK. Further upstream is the High Force waterfall. Low Force is also the site of the Wynch Bridge, completed in 1830. Low Force is situated 2 miles south of Barytes Mine.

Coldberry lead mine and associated hushes

Archaeological site

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coldberry lead mine and associated hushes is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Barytes Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bowlees and Newbiggin.

Bowlees

Hamlet

Bowlees is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated near Newbiggin, on the other side of Teesdale from Holwick. The visitor centre in the village was formerly run by the Durham Wildlife Trust. Bowlees is situated 2 miles south of Barytes Mine.

Newbiggin

Village

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Newbiggin is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. At the 2011 census the parish had a population of 146. It is situated on the north side of Teesdale, opposite Holwick. Newbiggin is situated 2 miles south of Barytes Mine.

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 2½ miles south of Barytes Mine.

Barytes Mine

Type: Mine
Categories: historic site and industry
Location: Newbiggin, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.6743° or 54° 40′ 28″ north

Longitude

-2.14477° or 2° 8′ 41″ west

Open location code

9C6VMVF4+P3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 768126485

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=mine

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