On Sun, 13 Sep 1998 10:51:46 +0100 Dave Williams
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> 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.
>
> --
> Dave Williams - [log in to unmask]
Whin stone is a hard fine-grained blue-grey stone much used for setts
in cities such as Leeds. I'm not sure what it is geologically but it
could well be part of Whin sill as the name suggests - it's certainly
in line.
My great grandfather, George Nichols, was a whin-stone sett dresser and
belonged Great Ayton.
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Malcolm Henry
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