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| reservoir, Scope Beck | ||
| site name:- | Scope Beck | |
| locality:- | Goldscope Mine | |
| locality:- | Newlands Valley | |
| civil parish:- | Above Derwent (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | reservoir | |
| locality type:- | dam | |
| coordinates:- | NY21511774 (etc) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY2117 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY21 | |
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 BZG65.jpg The 19th century dam. (taken 6.9.2013)  BZG66.jpg The 19th century dam. (taken 6.9.2013)  Click to enlarge BZG67.jpg The 19th century dam. (taken 6.9.2013)  BZG76.jpg Leat from the dam, (taken 6.9.2013) |
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| hearsay:- |
The dam was built in the mid 19th century, the water was the power supply for a waterwheel
at the Goldscope mine workings. There are the remains of an earlier dam, built in
the 16th century, just below. A mile long leat takes water to the mine area. |
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