Odin Mine
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Odin Mine is a disused lead mine in the Peak District National Park, situated at grid reference SK133835. It lies on a site of 25 hectares near the village of Castleton, England. It is the oldest docu
The ravine into the hillside which was the original workings
Odin Cave
The crushing wheel
Mam Tor
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Mam Tor is a 517 m hill near Castleton in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England. Its name means "mother hill", so called because frequent landslips on its eastern face have resulted in a multitude of "
Odin Mine
…April 1706 a rich vein of lead was struck: 41 men and eight women were working at the site and the mine reached 500 metres into the hillside beneath Mam Tor. Drainage problems in the mine meant that a proposal to build a low-level sough was put forward in 1772 but this was not completed for many years…
Mam Tor, July 2011
Mam Tor dominates the skyline west of Castleton
Section of the abandoned road
View of the village of Castleton from Mam Tor with Hope cement works in the background