When I typed up the list of mines in 1896 onto the PDMHS pages I did not
consider the contents much. However, I have been asked a question which
may be simple or it may be not. In the Metalliferous mines of North
Yorkshire page there are several whinstone mines.
These are Cliffrigg and Slacks Mine, Great Ayton
Egton Mine, Grosmont
Goathland Mine, Grosmont
Gribdale Mine, Great Ayton
Kildale Mine, Kildale
Langbaurgh Mine, Great Ayton
Stainton Mine, Thornaby-on-Tees
The question I have been asked is "What is Whinstone?". My first
response is that it is Whin Sill dolerite, however, all these mines seem
to lie on the edge of the Teeside iron ore field, and I am wondering if
whinstone is a local name for something else. Enlightenment would be
appreciated.
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Dave Williams - [log in to unmask]
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