Description and History of Site:-
It consists of a single horizontal level driven into the slope below Southerscales Scars. It runs in a straight line for 48m, then turns through a right-angle for 3m then through a reverse right-angle for 12m and terminates. The initial 48m length is a rock-cut vaulted tunnel 1.2m wide by 1.9m wide; the last 12m section is 1.2m wide by 1.6m high. Outside the entrance, which is partially blocked, is a small spoilheap which has a few fragments of copper ore and barytes. Nothing is known of its history but it was almost certainly one of a number of exploratory mines on the flanks of Ingleborough from leases given between 1705 and 1830.
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Key Words :- disused mine trial working
Viewing the Site :- no access or sight lines at all
Address :- n/a, Chapel-le-Dale, Ingleton, North Yorkshire, LA6
Grid Ref :- SD 7426 7689
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.187129 , Long -2.395938
Local Authority :- Craven District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site disused - but otherwise substantially intact
Site Dates :- unknown - unknown
Record Date :- 21 January 2018
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © David Johnson
Grid Ref :- SD 7426 7689
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.187129 , Long -2.395938
Local Authority :- Craven District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site disused - but otherwise substantially intact
Site Dates :- unknown - unknown
Record Date :- 21 January 2018
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © David Johnson