Description and History of Site:-
Raithwaite Ironstone Mine. Site only, traceable from disturbed ground in the Raithwaite valley. Drift mine in the 5ft thick Dogger Seam worked by the Eskdale
Ironstone Company c1855 -1860. The stone was shipped from a timber
jetty the piles of which can occasionally be seen when the sand level is
low.
Further Reading and References:-Storms uncover old industrial features. Whitby Gazette, January 3, 2014.
Gazetteer of Cleveland Ironstone Mines, S K Chapman, 1967. Reprinted by Langbaurgh Museum Service as no. 1 in their Research Series, 1975.
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Key Words :- ironstone mine
Viewing the Site :- Disturbed ground visible from public footpath from Raithwaite to Sandsend
Address :- Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 3ST
Grid Ref :- NZ 87000 11900
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.494979 , Long -0.658286
Local Authority :- Scarborough Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Earthworks only
Site Dates :- c1855 - c1860
Record Date :- 15 October 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Charles Morris
Grid Ref :- NZ 87000 11900
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.494979 , Long -0.658286
Local Authority :- Scarborough Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Earthworks only
Site Dates :- c1855 - c1860
Record Date :- 15 October 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Charles Morris