Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| placename:- | Saddleback Old Mine | |
| parish |
Threlkeld parish, once in
Cumberland
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| lead mine; mine | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY332286 | |
| coordinates:- |
NY344276 | |
| 10Km square:- |
NY32 | |
| References |
Adams, John: 1988: Mines of the Lake District Fells:
Dalesman Books (Lancaster, Lancashire):: ISBN 0 85206 931
6
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| 1Km square | NY3328 | |
| 1Km square | NY3427 | |
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The intention was to find lead, but only orange brown
limonite was found, which might have been used as a pigment
- this failed.
Adams, John: 1988: Mines of the Lake District Fells: Dalesman Books (Lancaster, Lancashire):: ISBN 0 85206 931 6 | ||
| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2013 | ||
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