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| Carrock End Mine, Caldbeck | ||
| Carrock End Mine | ||
| locality:- | Carrock Fell | |
| civil parish:- | Caldbeck (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | copper mine | |
| locality type:- | mine | |
| coordinates:- | NY35093421 (?) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY3534 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY33 | |
| references:- | Adams, John: 1988: Mines of the Lake District Fells: Dalesman Books (Lancaster, Lancashire)::
ISBN 0 85206 931 6 |
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| MN photo:- |
I think this is correctly identified. |
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 CAX78.jpg (taken 13.6.2014)  CAX77.jpg (taken 13.6.2014) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Postlethwaite 1877 (3rd edn 1913) placename:- Carrock End Mine |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District Mining Field, Westmorland, Cumberland,
Lancashire, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by John Postlethwaite, published by W H
Moss and Sons, 13 Lowther Street, Whitehaven, Cumberland, 1877 edn 1913. PST2NY33.jpg "Carrock End Mine" mine symbol item:- JandMN : 162.2 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | visit log:- KDMRS 1979-82 placename:- Carrock End Mine item:- |
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| source data:- | Notes, log book of Geological Outings, mine plans, etc, Kendal
and District Mine Research Society, Kendal area, Cumbria, etc,
visits made 1979-82. Geological Outing of the Kendal and District Mine Research Society Log book page 78:- "DATE - 9/11/80 / MAP REF - 3500/3430 (NY33) / LOCATION - CARROCK END. / NAME - ?CARROCK END? / TYPE OF SITE - MINE LEVEL / WORKING OR DISUSED - DISUSED. / PEOPLE IN PARTY [ ] / NOS. OF PHOTOS - 46 / SPECIMENS FOUND - NONE. / COMMENTS - DULL DRY DAY. MINE LEVEL IN DEEP WATER, A DRAINAGE TRENCH WAS DUG, BUT EVEN THIS PROVED UNSUCSESFUL (sic), AS THE LEVEL OF WATER DROPPED ONLY A FOOT. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THERE IS A SHAFT IN THE LEVEL FLOOR AS THE WATER DEEPENS DRAMATICALLY AFTER 10YDS OR SO. WE WILL TRY AGAIN NEXT YEAR WITH BOAT E.T.C. (sic)" Log book page 84:- "DATE - 5/4/81 / MAP REF - / LOCATION - / NAME - CARROCK END MINE / TYPE OF SITE - / WORKING OR DISUSED - / PEOPLE IN PARTY [ ] / NOS. OF PHOTOS - / SPECIMENS FOUND - / COMMENTS - AS 9/11/80 + DUG DRAINAGE TRENCH OUT DEEPER AS LEVEL NARROWER NEAR THE ROOF. AND BOAT COULD NOT PASS AS IT FOULED ON THE SIDES. AFTER 6[in]-1FT OF WATER HAD BEEN DRAINED OUT THE BOAT WAS AGAIN USED WITH GREATER SUCCESS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE LEVEL STOPPED AFTER 40-50YDS. IN A ROOF FALL. PIECES OF SUPPORTS &PLANKING COULD BE SEEN." otherwise:- "AS 9/11/80" item:- private collection : 82 Image © see bottom of page |
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| MN photo:- |
I think this is correctly identified. |
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 CAX76.jpg (taken 13.6.2014) |
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| MN photo:- |
There is another spoil heap etc at NY35133416:- |
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East face of Carrock Fell. Earliest record about 1700; last worked 1869. |
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| Carrock End Vein, mostly copper pyrite? |
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| Adams, John: 1988: Mines of the Lake District Fells: Dalesman Books (Lancaster, Lancashire)::
ISBN 0 85206 931 6 |
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