Gillfoot Park, Pit No.4
Iron Mine
Jan 1st, 2024 from NMRS by Buddle-Bot
| Lake District | |
| Egremont | |
| 54.48626, -3.537415 | |
| NY 0050 1119 | |
| Private Land | |
| 59m | |
| #11,305 |
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.5 - 310m- Gillfoot Park, Pit No.6 - 315m
- Gillfoot Park, Pit No.1 - 335m
- Falcon Mine - 473m
- Helder Mine - 616m
- Whangs - 617m
- Clints (Old) Pit - 667m
- New Clints Pit - 734m
- Clints (New) Pit - 779m
- Wyndham, No.3 Pit - 791m
- Wyndham, No.2 Pit - 805m
- Gillfoot Mine - 848m
- Townhead No.7 Pit - 867m
- Bains Woodend No.10 Pit - 1,095m
- Hay Pit - 1,123m
- Longlands, No.10 Pit - 1,130m
- Bigrigg, Lady Pit - 1,203m
- James & New Pits - 1,221m
- Rowfoot Mine - 1,240m
- Southam, Pit No.2 - 1,286m
- Southam, Pit No.3 - 1,287m
- David Lawn - 1,308m
- William Pit - 1,315m
- Mossbay, No.1 Pit - 1,317m
- Pallaflat, Pit No.1 - 1,329m
- Southam, Pit No.1 - 1,341m
- Syke House Mine - 1,359m
- Bigrigg Mine - 1,398m
- Bigrigg - 1,400m
- Croft Pit - 1,401m
- Pallaflat, Pit No.3 - 1,407m
- Pallaflat, Pit No.2 - 1,482m
- Florence Mine - 1,520m
- Longlands, No.04 Pit - 1,528m
- Bigrigg Mine (a) - 1,534m
- Southam Farm Pit - 1,536m
- Longlands, No.01 Pit - 1,564m
- Longlands, No.02 Pit - 1,596m
- Longlands, No.06 Pit - 1,616m
- Pit No.9 - 1,653m
- Florence Pit - 1,665m
- Ullbank Mine - 1,676m
- Woodend No.1 Pit - 1,682m
- Longlands, No.03 Pit - 1,709m
- Croft Pit - 1,731m
- Ullcoats, No.3 Pit - 1,750m
- Meadow Pit - 1,764m
- Moss Bay Mine - 1,765m
- Mossbay, No.3 Pit - 1,766m
- Longlands, No.11 Pit - 1,826m
- Mossbay, No.5 Pit - 1,845m
- Moss Bay Mine No.3 - 1,874m
- Mossbay, No.6 Pit - 1,878m
- Park House, Pit No.1 - 1,946m
- Ullcoats, No.2 Pit - 1,954m
- Ullcoats Mine - 1,955m