Silver Gill
Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Silver Gill is one of the many mines on the Roughton Gill. This one works a Cu-Pb-Zn vein.
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Mindat lists 43 minerals from the site, including one for which it is the type locality – redgillite.
Kinda seems like that one would have been discovered at the nearby ‘Red Gill Mine’, but what do I know? 🙂
The earliest mention of mining at Silver Gill is 1331, an order issued by Edward III.
Historic England has an archaeological survey of two combined mines – Roughton Gill Mine and Silver Gill Mine. Well worth a read if you are especially interested in this site.
Further reading
- https://www.mindat.org/loc-1447.html
- https://buddlepit.co.uk/mine-explorer/Database/MineDetails.html?id=0IpTxPkTbSPy9f-oOjnHXA==
- https://historicengland.org.uk/research/results/reports/123-2001
- https://historicengland.org.uk/research/results/reports/6491/RoughtonGillMineandSilverGillMineCumbriaSurveyReport
If you are interested in other minerals from nearby locales, we may have stock from the following locations.
Cumbria- Arm O'Grain, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria
- Brae Fell Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria
- Brandy Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria
- Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria
- Burdell Gill, Coombe Height, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria
- Carrock Mine, Caldbeck Falls, Cumbria
- Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria
- Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria
- Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Falls, Cumbria
- Eskett Quarry, Copeland, Cumbria
- Florence-Ullcoats Mine, Egremont, Cumbria - including the Florence and Ullcoats mines.
- Force Crag Mine, Coledale, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria
- Goose Green Mine, Frizington, Cumbria
- Haile Moor Mine, Haile, Copeland, Cumbria
- Haltcliffe Copper Smelter, Caldbeck, Cumbria
- Hartley Birkett Mine, Hartley, Eden, Cumbria
- Hartsop Hall Mine, Hartsop, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria
- Higher Roughton Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria
- Hilton Mine, Scordale, Murton, Eden, Cumbria
- Iron Crag, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria
- Kinniside Mine, Copeland, Cumbria
- Mexico Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria
- Middlecleugh Upper Level, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria
- Mowbray mine, Frizington, Cumbria
- Old Brandlehow Mine, Keswich, Cumbria
- Old Sandbed Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria
- Potts Gill Copper Mine, Potts Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria
- Red Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria
- Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Falls, Cumbria
- Shap Pink Quarry, Shap Rural, Eden, Cumbria
- Short Grain, Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria
- Silver Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria
- Stockhow Quarry, Kirkland, Lamplugh, Copeland, Cumbria
- Stoneycroft Smelter slag locality, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria
- Smallcleugh mine, Nenthead, Alston, Cumbria
- Tynebottom Mine, Garrigill, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria
- Wad Mine, Seathwaite, Borrowdale, Allerdale, Cumbria
- Wet Swine Gill, Coombe Height, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria
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