Out & About …

… on the North York Moors, or wherever I happen to be.

Day: 1 January 2019

  • Penny Rigg Quarries, Tilberthwaite

    Penny Rigg Quarries, Tilberthwaite

    This great gash dominates the lower slopes of Wetherlam. Sandwiched between Tilberthwaite Gill and the remains of the Tilberthwaite copper mill, the 18th-century quarrymen were seeking a band of fine quality silver-grey slate. The slate is in a vertical bedding plane meaning extraction is very economical with minimal gunpowder needed. The slates were carted to…