Grid Reference NZ 694 171
BGS Sheet 34
OS Sheet 94
Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/2003
Site Description
Site Status SNCI (Site of Old Nature Reserve)
Description of Geodiversity Head of Kilton Mine comprising tip of ironstone spoil, area also contains old mine buildings. The mine went down to a depth of 207m and was worked between 1875 and 1963
Literature References Report on Abandoned Mineral Workings – C.H.Morris 1978
Site Map
Site Assessment
| Access and Safety |
Comments |
Rating |
| Safety of access |
Along farm track from Kilton Lane |
10 |
| Safety of exposure |
Flat around spoil tip |
10 |
| Restricting conditions |
None |
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| Multiple exposure |
None |
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| Note |
It is strongly suggested that on-site safety be the responsibility of the party leader(s), as the safety information above is given only as a guide. |
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| Education and Science |
Comments |
Rating |
| Surface processes |
Pluvial weathering and erosion |
8 |
| Geomorphology |
Spoil tip |
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| Sedimentary rock |
Not in situ Cleveland ironstone formation |
5 |
| Igneous rock |
None |
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| Metamorphic rock |
None |
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| Fossils |
Various marine (not in situ) |
9 |
| Minerals |
Siderite, Calcite and numerous others |
10 |
| Structural features |
None |
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| Stratigraphy |
None |
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| Geodiversity Value |
Comments |
Rating |
| Education |
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| Scientific |
Study by Earth scientists |
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| Historical |
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| Aesthetic |
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Surveyors
Andrew Carter, Andrew Cooper, Stephanie Henderson, Carl Rees-Davies
Kilton Hill
Grid Reference NZ 694 171
BGS Sheet 34
OS Sheet 94
Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/2003
Site Description
Site Status SNCI (Site of Old Nature Reserve)
Description of Geodiversity Head of Kilton Mine comprising tip of ironstone spoil, area also contains old mine buildings. The mine went down to a depth of 207m and was worked between 1875 and 1963
Literature References Report on Abandoned Mineral Workings – C.H.Morris 1978
Site Map
Site Assessment
Surveyors