Ore Mining in the Lake District Cameron Alastair
Ore Mining in the Lake District Cameron Alastair The Lake District mountains are full of mineral veins. Many still remain to be discovered. Many have been discovered and worked over the past 1,000…
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Ore Mining in the Lake District Cameron Alastair
The Lake District mountains are full of mineral veins. Many still remain to be discovered. Many have been discovered and worked over the past 1,000 years.
It is believed that mining commenced at Force Crag during the fifteenth century.Today, remains of this past extensive industry lie abandoned on the mountainsides and are now considered to be an iconic reflection of the Lake District's industrial past. The last working metal-ore mine in the Lake District, the Force Crag Mine, closed in 1986. They blend in well with other iconic 'industrial' structures such as stone walls, drove roads and fell farms that exist throughout the district.
For many years now industrial historians have studied these workings and also the lives of the skilled miners who spent their careers high on Lake District mountainsides, working the veins.Concern for the loss of many of these ancient sites has developed
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