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Situated around the Boltsburn Mine - a very rich lead mine in its day. The foreground in part of the massive tailings heaps (crushed waste rock from the mineral dressing plant). This village, although situated in the valley bottom is over 1000 feet above sea level.

©Malcolm Street

Dist:0.2km<br/>Looking across the valley from near the bottom of the Boltslaw Incline; on the horizon (just to the right of centre) is the [[703386]]. Shows the location of [[1599558]].

©Mike Quinn

Dist:0.2km<br/>High above Rookhope, this reservoir provided water via a pipeline to the ore washing plant at Boltsburn Washings. It provided power for the machines used to sort lead ore and fluorspar from waste.

©Andrew Curtis

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©Paul Buckingham

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©Andrew Curtis

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©Mike Quinn

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©George Rex

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©Mike Quinn

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©Mike Quinn

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©Mike Quinn

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©Mike Quinn

Dist:0.4km<br/>View looking over Rook Hope to Lintzgarth with Windy Hill in the background.

©Peter McDermott

Dist:0.4km<br/>See [[1985588]].

©Mike Quinn

Dist:0.4km<br/>This old railway wagon from the lead-mining days has been attractively adapted to for the centrepiece of a tiny park in Rookhope village. It stands at the foot of a long hard climb on the C2C cycle route up to Rookhope Chimney

©Oliver Dixon

Dist:0.4km<br/>Garage with dovecote in Rookhope village.

©Helen Wilkinson

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