Scordale Valley lead and barytes mining (NMR 17443/5)

Scordale Valley lead and barytes mining photographed 05-APR-2000. The Scordale Valley was extensively exploited for lead during the 18th and 19th centuries. Some mines were also worked for barytes and some were reopened for this purpose in the 20th century. There are extensive industrial remains surviving, such as mine shafts, spoil heaps, tramways, buildings, with their associated crushing mills and system of leats and dams. © English Heritage. NMR