UK Grid Reference: NY318371
Latitude: 54°43'26"N
Longitude: 3°3'32"W
This small mine is situated on the lower slopes of High Pike beside a small gill called Gill Beck (although it has also been known as Priestman Gill and Man Gill). The area was first explored in the early 1800's when the vein was first discovered but little work was done. The mine was then re-worked in 1867 and exploited a NNW-SSE copper vein on two levels. However the mine was never very successful and mining here finished just a few years later in 1874.
References
- Minerals of The Lake District Caldbeck Fells - MP Cooper and CJ Stanley. Natural History Museum Publications, 1990.
- Mines Of The Lake District Fells - John Adams. Dalesman Publishing Company, second edition 1995.
- The Lakes & Cumbria Mines Guide - Ian Tyler. Blue Rock Publications, 2006.
- Roughton Gill And The Mines Of The Caldbeck Fells - Ian Tyler. Blue Rock Publications 2009.
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