Gudhamgill Mine follows the Gudhamgill Moss Vein and this is where it
was worked. There are three levels which access the mine workings, the Horse
Level via the Brownley Hill Low Level (Bloomsberry) portal, the Gudhamgill
Level (also known as the Gudhamgill Burn Top Level or Gudhamgill Shop Level)
and the Firestone Level. The mine has connections to Scraithole Mine and the
Dod Level, but these are not accessable now.
The earliest records
indicate that the vein was worked by a series of shafts along the valley. In
the early 18th century the London Lead Company started to drive the Gudhamgill
Level. At the beginning of the 19th century the LLC drove the Gudhamgill Horse
Level as a crosscut from the Brownley Hill Low Level, this was carried out in
an attempt to reach the Great Limestone. The Gudhamgill Horse Level connected
with the Gudhamgill Level via a borehole, known as the Borehole Sump on plans.
The LLC continued to develop the mine sinking a sump into the Three Yard
Limestone where only small quantities of ore where found. Eventually the lease
was sold to other companies and in the end ended up belonging to the Vielle
Montagne Zinc Company, which worked the mine until the 1930's.
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Gudhamgill
Horse Level and Stopes - Our first trip to the horse level, looking at the
stopes above.
(Jim, Karli, Mark and Mike), 25th March
2006. |
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Gudhamgill
Surface Explore - Having got excited about the last trip, we followed the
surface remains along the Gudhamgill Moss Vein.
(Aubrey, Karli, and Mike),
26th March 2006. |
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Gudhamgill
Level Explore - A first exploration of this level, windy, cold and ochrish.
(Mike and Pete), 29th September 2006. |
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Gudhamgill
Horse Level, Stope Survey - A return visit after a long time to the stopes
for a survey to see how far they actually go.
(Mike, Pete and Dog Pete),
14th March 2008. |
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Gudhamgill
Vein Surface Shafts - A day of surface shaft dropping along the Gudhamgill
Vein.
(Karli, Mike, Pete and Dog Pete), 15th March
2008. |
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