Gillfoot Park, Pit No.6
Iron Mine
Jan 1st, 2024 from NMRS by Buddle-Bot
| Lake District | |
| Egremont | |
| 54.485421, -3.532753 | |
| NY 0080 1109 | |
| Private Land | |
| 52m | |
| #11,324 |
A total of six pits were excavated on this property. The initial ore extraction from No.1 pit began in 1879 under the management of the Gillfoot Park Mining Company. This company operated the mine until 1901 when it was acquired by the Wyndham Mining Company. Gillfoot Park yielded numerous high-quality calcite groups, frequently displaying twinning patterns known as ‘butterfly’ twins. Additionally, notable specimens of kidney-ore were found in this area.
Publications (1)
- (1924); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol VIII 2nd Ed - Iron Ore - Hematites of West Cumberland, Lancashire and Lake District; 245 pages
Falcon Mine - 158m- Gillfoot Park, Pit No.1 - 301m
- Gillfoot Park, Pit No.4 - 315m
- Wyndham, No.3 Pit - 477m
- Wyndham, No.2 Pit - 491m
- Gillfoot Park, Pit No.5 - 501m
- Gillfoot Mine - 533m
- Helder Mine - 733m
- Clints (Old) Pit - 747m
- Townhead No.7 Pit - 883m
- Whangs - 924m
- New Clints Pit - 945m
- Clints (New) Pit - 965m
- Bains Woodend No.10 Pit - 1,084m
- Longlands, No.10 Pit - 1,123m
- Rowfoot Mine - 1,178m
- Florence Mine - 1,224m
- Hay Pit - 1,310m
- Florence Pit - 1,376m
- Bigrigg, Lady Pit - 1,388m
- Ullbank Mine - 1,390m
- Mossbay, No.1 Pit - 1,401m
- James & New Pits - 1,420m
- Ullcoats, No.3 Pit - 1,436m
- William Pit - 1,473m
- Longlands, No.04 Pit - 1,508m
- David Lawn - 1,533m
- Longlands, No.01 Pit - 1,542m
- Longlands, No.02 Pit - 1,555m
- Bigrigg Mine - 1,558m
- Bigrigg - 1,564m
- Southam, Pit No.2 - 1,580m
- Southam, Pit No.3 - 1,582m
- Pallaflat, Pit No.1 - 1,587m
- Syke House Mine - 1,605m
- Croft Pit - 1,619m
- Southam, Pit No.1 - 1,629m
- Longlands, No.06 Pit - 1,633m
- Ullcoats Mine - 1,641m
- Ullcoats, No.2 Pit - 1,642m
- Longlands, No.03 Pit - 1,675m
- Pallaflat, Pit No.3 - 1,688m
- Pit No.9 - 1,689m
- Bigrigg Mine (a) - 1,700m
- Woodend No.1 Pit - 1,726m
- Pallaflat, Pit No.2 - 1,738m
- Southam Farm Pit - 1,759m
- Croft Pit - 1,776m
- Meadow Pit - 1,838m
- Mossbay, No.3 Pit - 1,839m
- Longlands, No.11 Pit - 1,846m
- Moss Bay Mine - 1,849m
- Ullcoats, No.7 Pit - 1,880m
- Mossbay, No.5 Pit - 1,943m
- Moss Bay Mine No.3 - 1,959m
- Mossbay, No.6 Pit - 1,959m