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18 years ago
I have a slight obsession with Kirkby Moor. Although many of these smaller workings (Gawthwaite etc) are often considered as nothing, and can be passed without notice, I see this as a interesting, mided out site, which hasn't properly been resurched.
The level and tiny quarry here are well and truely blocked.

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18 years ago
Also... Do people agree with me that the hut was once a riving shed... it might confirm that this one wasn't just a trial....
Kein geneis kanaf - Cain gnais canaf
Byt vndyd mwyhaf - byth onddyth moyav
Lliaws a bwyllaf - Líows o boylav
Ac a bryderaf - ac o boryddarav
Kyfarchaf y veird byt - covarcav yr vairth
Pryt nam dyweid - poryth na'm dowaith
Py gynheil y byt - Pa gonail y byth
Na syrch yn eissywyt - na soroc yn eishoyth
Neur byt bei syrchei - nour byth bai sorochai

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18 years ago
Hylo...
For those of you good at finding out about Old Slate workings here's one.
There is a small cutting at the back of the tip which appears to be where the slate was worked, though does anyone have any theories about whether the size of the tip is big enough for there to have been a trial level in the rear?

Thanks!



Kein geneis kanaf - Cain gnais canaf
Byt vndyd mwyhaf - byth onddyth moyav
Lliaws a bwyllaf - Líows o boylav
Ac a bryderaf - ac o boryddarav
Kyfarchaf y veird byt - covarcav yr vairth
Pryt nam dyweid - poryth na'm dowaith
Py gynheil y byt - Pa gonail y byth
Na syrch yn eissywyt - na soroc yn eishoyth
Neur byt bei syrchei - nour byth bai sorochai

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