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The Mines of Middlehope Burn (10th August 2017)

10th August 2017 ----- If you would like to support me, I am raising money for surgery in Spain: https://gofund.me/045d82ea ----- I had been to hospital in the morning to see the physio about my knees and had the afternoon to kill, so decided to go for a walk. My initial idea was to head to nearby Whitley Chapel and do some more of my lead road series by following the Long Drag up onto the moors and then cut across at Hangman's Hill then back down the old drover road called Broadway. Only I discovered while plotting my route that the Long Drag wasn't a right of way. This struck me as being strange so I dug out the old maps only to discover that it didn't exist at the time of the lead mines and was thus unlikely to be a drover's road for lead. However, it was present on the 1891 map and when I followed it on the map it led to a series of coal mines. It still looks an interesting road to follow but being so close to the 'glorious 12th' and having to pass the gamekeeper's house on route, I thought it would be a waste of time trying to trespass on the route so knocked it on the head... and I'm glad I did. Instead I headed into Weardale to a place called West Gate. Earlier in the school summer holidays I had took my daughter looking for crystals (video to follow soon) at Middlehope fluorite mine and I was aware of the history of fluorite that was mined further down the Middlehope burn. So I wanted to visit the mine complex on the burn to have a look. The site has protected historical monument status which added further interest in the area. What I was not expecting were the large number of impressive waterfalls on the burn. Coupled with the spectacular scenery and the historical interest of the site, it made for one of the best walks I have done in the last year. It might be a short 4 mile walk but it packs an almighty punch. CORRECTIONS on what I say on the video... the first mine I come to is called Low Slitt Mine. The second mine is called Middlehope Shield Mine. The dam is called West Slitt Dam and the mine workings above it is West Slitt Mine. The fluorite that they found was not yellow fluorite but green fluorite. Further details about the site can be found at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listin... My route: https://gb.mapometer.com/walking/rout... The route I had intended had the shepherds not been shearing sheep: https://gb.mapometer.com/walking/rout... ----- Thank you for watching Please comment, like and subscribe.