Description
Small dumps from a level and a shaft on the Knapside Veins, located on the southwest side of the valley above Aglionby Beck, are known to contain abundant pyromorphite. However, obtaining crystalline hand-specimens typically requires digging.
Publications (1)
NMRS; British Mining 93 - Memoirs 2012; pp.111.
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Sites within 2km (20)
Foxfold Mine - Levels - 102m
Foxfold Mine Shop - 228m
Foxfold Mine - Shaft - 455m
Foxfold Mine - 506m
Aglionby Beck Opencast - 578m
Aglionby Beck - Tramway - 593m
Aglionby Beck - Shaft - 758m
Smittergill Head Mines - Level - 1,356m
Smittergill Head Mines - Hushed opencut - 1,377m
Knapside Mine - Shaft - 1,392m
Smittergill Head Mines - Shop - 1,466m
Smittergill Head Mines - Wheelpit - 1,467m
Smittergill Head Mines - Crushing Mill - 1,490m
Smittergill Head Mines - Buildings - 1,506m
Smittergill Head Mines - Mark Armstrong's Level - 1,506m
Smittergill Head - 1,576m
Smittergill Head Mines - Shop - 1,590m
Knapside Mine - Level - 1,611m
Knapside Mine - Level - 1,686m
Knapside Mine - Level - 1,827m