Grimes Groove Mine

Grimes Groove Mine is an archaeological site in Grassington, Craven District, England. Grimes Groove Mine is situated nearby to the heath Stool Mine, as well as near the archaeological site old mine workings.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mossdale Caverns and St Mary’s Church, Conistone.

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 1¼ miles north of Grimes Groove Mine.

St Mary’s Church, Conistone

Church

Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary's Church is in the village of Conistone, North Yorkshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Skipton, the archdeaconry of Craven and the Diocese of Leeds. St Mary’s Church, Conistone is situated 2 miles west of Grimes Groove 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 1¼ miles northeast of Grimes Groove 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 2 miles west of Grimes Groove Mine.

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 2½ miles west of Grimes Groove Mine.

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 3 miles south of Grimes Groove Mine.

Grimes Groove Mine

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

54.10581° or 54° 6′ 21″ north

Longitude

-1.97896° or 1° 58′ 44″ west

Open location code

9C6W424C+8C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 244047366

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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