Gillfoot Park, Pit No.5
Iron Mine
Jan 1st, 2024 from NMRS by Buddle-Bot
| Lake District | |
| Egremont | |
| 54.489047, -3.537366 | |
| NY 0051 1150 | |
| Private Land | |
| 63m | |
| #11,306 |
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
Gillfoot Park, Pit No.1 - 282m- Gillfoot Park, Pit No.4 - 310m
- Clints (Old) Pit - 375m
- New Clints Pit - 447m
- Clints (New) Pit - 478m
- Gillfoot Park, Pit No.6 - 501m
- Whangs - 520m
- Townhead No.7 Pit - 597m
- Falcon Mine - 635m
- Hay Pit - 825m
- Bains Woodend No.10 Pit - 831m
- Longlands, No.10 Pit - 863m
- Bigrigg, Lady Pit - 904m
- Helder Mine - 907m
- Wyndham, No.2 Pit - 927m
- James & New Pits - 929m
- Wyndham, No.3 Pit - 948m
- Gillfoot Mine - 980m
- Rowfoot Mine - 1,003m
- William Pit - 1,009m
- Mossbay, No.1 Pit - 1,011m
- David Lawn - 1,033m
- Pallaflat, Pit No.1 - 1,088m
- Bigrigg Mine - 1,092m
- Bigrigg - 1,096m
- Syke House Mine - 1,104m
- Southam, Pit No.2 - 1,112m
- Southam, Pit No.3 - 1,116m
- Croft Pit - 1,121m
- Southam, Pit No.1 - 1,151m
- Pallaflat, Pit No.3 - 1,201m
- Bigrigg Mine (a) - 1,231m
- Pallaflat, Pit No.2 - 1,239m
- Longlands, No.04 Pit - 1,257m
- Southam Farm Pit - 1,260m
- Longlands, No.01 Pit - 1,293m
- Longlands, No.06 Pit - 1,327m
- Longlands, No.02 Pit - 1,336m
- Pit No.9 - 1,356m
- Woodend No.1 Pit - 1,384m
- Croft Pit - 1,431m
- Longlands, No.03 Pit - 1,444m
- Moss Bay Mine - 1,457m
- Meadow Pit - 1,458m
- Mossbay, No.3 Pit - 1,460m
- Longlands, No.11 Pit - 1,535m
- Mossbay, No.5 Pit - 1,536m
- Moss Bay Mine No.3 - 1,566m
- Mossbay, No.6 Pit - 1,570m
- Park House, Pit No.1 - 1,671m
- Florence Mine - 1,715m
- Mossbay, Woodend - 1,779m
- James's Pit - 1,805m
- Parkhouse, Pit No.2 - 1,838m
- Florence Pit - 1,872m
- Ullbank Mine - 1,887m
- Ullcoats, No.3 Pit - 1,890m
- Robin Ben & Fletcher Mine - 1,929m
- Fletcher Pit - 1,949m
- Gutterby Pit - 1,981m
- Peel Pit No.2 - 1,991m
- Cleator No.5 Pit - 1,997m