Cow Green, County Durham

Mine Road with Spoil Heap at Cow Green Mine

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Lead and then Barytes were extracted from Cow Green Mine. The visible surface remains of mining activity can be seen from and above the Weelhead Sike car park on the N. side of Cow Green Reservoir; other remains are beneath the water.

Uploaded to Geograph by Trevor Littlewood on 8 August 2010

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