Grid reference NY9806
near to Whaw, North Yorkshire, England
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Nut Hole Shake
One of a series of enormous shake holes that run along the top of the Great Limestone and Main Chert off the Sandstones of Faggergill Moor.
This shake hole was one of two that were explored by the miners of the Faggergill Mine Co. in the... (more)
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High Faggergill
A good track leads to this point from Arkengarthdale, as a bridleway. It continues onto the moor, now not a public right of way, but across CROW Access land. Another public right of way goes via the farm and continues across the intake to... (more)
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Sheep fold at High Faggergill
Sheepfold on the hillside above High Faggergill farm.
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Barn, High Faggergill
by Karl and Ali
Proud mother
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High Faggergill
by Richard Webb
400m above sealevel, the end of the cultivated land. Above on Hoove the sour soils and altitude mean there is just moorland.
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Mine spoil in Faggergill
The name Faggergill appears on OS maps a number of times but never to name the valley or its stream; the very extensive spoil heaps however are certainly those of the Faggergill Lead Mine.
Hoove is the moorland hill rising on the far side... (more)
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Barn at Faggergill Intake
The enclosures north of the farm at High Faggergill are known as Faggergill Intake. The barn is at the eastern side of them where an old mine road passes by. Cleasby Hill rises in the distance.
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Track to old mine workings
Track heading towards spoil heaps and tailings at the old Faggergill lead mines.
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Unmarked Mine Shaft on Gale Head Moor
Although no longer marked on 1:25k maps, a run of "old Lead mines" are marked around this vicinity on the 6" to a mile 1854 OS map. In the distance is the unremarkable lump of Hoove.
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Sheep pasture, High Faggergill
by Karl and Ali
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Tramway meets Faggergill Mine Spoil Heaps
The tramway from the Sloate Mine Horse Level joined into tracks from Faggergill Mine No.3 and its dressing floors here in 1909. The old mine buildings here on site hadn't been in use for around 20 years, so the Stang & Cleasby... (more)
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Enclosed land at Faggergill
An intake of several fields at around 400m above sea level in the side valley of Faggergill.
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