Old mine workings at Middleton Tyas
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Old mine workings at Middleton Tyas
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 6 May 2021
The bowl shaped mound in the foreground marks the site of an old shaft into a copper mine dating back to the mid 18th century when a rich vein of copper ore was discovered here. The ore was high quality but soon worked out, so the mines lasted no more than about 40 years.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.446077
Longitude
-1.640359