Kinniside Mine

Cleator Moor, Cumbria, UK

I wasn’t able to find much out about Kinniside mine other than that it was a silver and lead mine.

A brief description:

Perhaps 18th century; closed 1833, but reworked later.
Kinniside Lode, argentiferous galena and cerussite, etc.

Adams, John: 1988: Mines of the Lake District Fells: Dalesman Books (Lancaster, Lancashire):: ISBN 0 85206 931 6

 

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