Bowmand Vein

Bowmand Vein is a mine in Stanhope, County Durham, England. Bowmand Vein is situated nearby to the archaeological site lime_kiln, as well as near the historic site Cowhorse Level.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include North of England Lead Mining Museum and St Thomas‘ Church.

North of England Lead Mining Museum

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The North of England Lead Mining Museum, better known as Killhope, is an industrial museum near the village of Cowshill, County Durham, England. The museum stands on the site of the former Park Level Mine, which is being restored to show the workings of a 19th-century lead mine. North of England Lead Mining Museum is situated 1¼ miles north of Bowmand Vein.

St Thomas‘ Church

Church

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Thomas‘ Church is situated 1½ miles east of Bowmand Vein.

Cowshill War Memorial

Memorial

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cowshill War Memorial is situated 1¼ miles east of Bowmand Vein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lanehead and Cowshill.

Lanehead

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lanehead is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It lies at the head of Weardale, approximately 2 km west of Cowshill. It is also located near to Killhope, and the boundary of the county of Cumbria.

Cowshill

Hamlet

Photo: Jcolemanwearhead, Public domain.

Cowshill is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated at the top of Weardale, between Lanehead and Wearhead.

Wearhead

Village

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wearhead is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated at the top of Weardale between Cowshill and Ireshopeburn. Wearhead is situated 2 miles southeast of Bowmand Vein.

Bowmand Vein

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

54.76578° or 54° 45′ 57″ north

Longitude

-2.26002° or 2° 15′ 36″ west

Open location code

9C6VQP8Q+8X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 928898417

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=mine

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include lime_kiln and Cowhorse Level.

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