Long Meg Mine

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Long Meg Mine is a disused gypsum mine just north of Little Salkeld, Cumbria in the area known as Cave Wood Valley. It was operated between 1880 and 1976.

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gypsum quarryUnited Kingdom

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Location: 54.7327, -2.679, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Long Meg MineLong Meg Mine
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    sitebunkerCarlisle Royal Observer Corps Group HeadquartersRoyal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunkerWikidata
    sitecaveKnock Fell CavernscaveWikidata
    sitecaveLacy's CavesgrottoWikidata
    sitecavePate HolecaveWikidata
    sitecaveSt Constantine's cells (Wetheral Caves) and rock-cut Roman inscriptioncaveWikidata
    sitecaveThe Swilly HolecaveWikidata
    sitemineCarrock End copper mine 230m and 490m south west of Linewathcopper mineWikidata
    sitemineCarrock Fell tungsten, lead, copper, and arsenic mines and the remains of an early 20th century tungsten milllead mine, copper mineWikidata
    sitemineCarrshield lead mines and ore workslead mineWikidata
    sitemineGreen Hurth lead mine and ore workslead mineWikidata
    sitemineGreenside lead mines, ore works and smelt milllead mineWikidata
    sitemineGreenside Minelead mineWikidata
    sitemineHudgill lead mine bingsteads, 200m north east of Hudgill Farmlead mineWikidata
    sitemineLady's Rake lead minelead mineWikidata
    sitemineLong Meg Minegypsum quarryWikidata
    sitemineMyers Head lead minelead mineWikidata
    siteminePark Level lead mine with ore works on Killhope Burnlead mineWikidata
    sitemineRampgill minelead mineWikidata
    sitemineRoachburn Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineRotherhopefell lead and fluorspar mines and ore workslead mineWikidata
    sitemineScordale lead mineslead mineWikidata
    sitemineTop Power House electric power generation station and associated leat for Greenside lead mine centred 740m NNW of Hole-in-the-Walead mineWikidata
    sitemineUpper Slatesike lead mine and ore works, 750m north east of Black Dublead mineWikidata
    sitemineWhitesike and Bentyfield lead mines and ore workslead mineWikidata
    sitemineWritten Rock of Gelt: Roman quarry inscriptionsarchaeological site, quarryWikidata
    sitemine1984Killhope Museumlocal authority museum, lead mine, mining museumWikidata
    sitemuseumNenthead Minesmining museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1995Threlkeld Quarry And Mining Museummining museumWikidata
    sitetunnelCulgaith Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelHelm Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    commonsimageLong Meg Mine Commons