Blakethwaite dam

United Kingdom / England / Barnard Castle /
Disused and breeched dam used to supply smelting mill at the top of Gunnerside Gill. Built at the peak of the 19th century lead-mining activity in Swaledale it was completed shortly before the industry collapsed due to the low price of imported lead.
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Coordinates:   54°25'20"N   2°6'8"W
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