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Multi-periodSite Name: Bold Venture Alternative Name: Copper mine at the KnarCountry: England County: Northumberland Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Alston Nearest Village: Slaggyford
Map Ref: NY657513
Latitude: 54.855310N Longitude: 2.535794W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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There is a bank of copper slag upstream that dates to the late medieval period and gives the nearby settlement of Slaggyford its name. (The very old track to Croglin comes by this way). Mining ceased in the 1720s. The mine has never been investigated in any way and forks after about 300m, after a scary roof collapse. Spoil from the mine will've been simply dumped in the river and become sediment downstream. There is a path to it beside the river, from beyond the sheep dip yards at the farm, but it is difficult. – Right To Roam access.
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