{"id":931,"date":"2013-05-22T08:30:22","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T08:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingphotons.co.uk\/blog\/?p=931"},"modified":"2013-11-20T13:08:55","modified_gmt":"2013-11-20T13:08:55","slug":"corrie-sannox-mines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/catchingphotons.co.uk\/blog\/mines-quarries\/corrie-sannox-mines\/","title":{"rendered":"Corrie & Sannox Mines"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Corrie and Sannox are two villages next to each other on the Northeast coast of the island – the mines aren’t linked, though. The first one I explored was the limestone mine above Corrie. The mine follows a seam down at about 45 degrees, with several entrances. <\/p>\n

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There’s some evidence of trackways on the surface, and some underground too – this was about 200m in.<\/p>\n

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Much of the mine is distinctly dodgy, though – lots of evidence of fresh rockfall, and in some places the limestone was just hanging off the ceiling – I was pretty nervous sitting under this \"\"<\/p>\n

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On the surface, there are some derelict lime furnaces:<\/p>\n

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And the bottom mine is used for storage:<\/p>\n

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Next, up in Glen Sannox, is a barytes mine that first operated in the 1860s before closing and reopening briefly around WWI.<\/p>\n

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The mine follows a near-vertical fault – the lowest adit is very flooded.<\/p>\n

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The next one up looks promising, though waders will be needed.<\/p>\n

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But the one above that was do-able.<\/p>\n

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Finally, a view from the top adit, showing the trackway leading to the middle adit.<\/p>\n

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All images:<\/p>\n

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