A succession of lead mining operations on Conistone Moor, delineated from those on Grassington Moor by Mossdale Beck, are characterized by a series of shallow shafts and bell pits. These workings predominantly targeted weak veins, leaving minimal spoil in their wake. The provided grid reference pertains to Moorhead Shaft, a prominent facility within the northern cluster of veins. Other significant sites in the vicinity include:
- Silver Rake (SE01127035)
- New Fearnought (SE01507038)
- North Mossdale (SE02287023)
- Twenty Meers (SE01777024)
- Peck ’O Malt (SE00457009).
Additionally, a deep adit originating from Mossdale at SE01296966 facilitated operations in the southern area encompassing Sarginson Rake and the Dreadnough Vein.
- 1746 John Gill
- 1752 John Calvert
- 1753 Thomas Moorhouse
- 1767-1768 James Cockburn
- 1770 Francis Sigwick
- 1772 Ralph Summers Jnr
- 1835 Matthew Alderton
- 1836 Robert Hudson
- 1838 Robert Hancock
- 1847 George Mangham
- 1847-1859 Thomas Rodgers &
Publications (5)
- Gill, M.C. & Burt, R.; NMRS (2003); British Mining 72 - Mines of Yorkshire, The; ISBN 0901450 56 1; pp.123,125,183,207.
- Gill, M.C.; NMRS (1994); British Mining 49 - Wharfedale Mines, The; ISBN 0901450 41 3; pp.54,59-63,65,70.
- NMRS (1971); Memoirs Vol2, No.1; pp.6,10.
- NMRS (1980); British Mining 13 - Mines of Grassington Moor & Wharfedale, The; ISBN 0 901450 16 2; pp.67-68.
- NMRS; Memoirs 1966; pp.31,33.
