Letter – Thomas Stephenson to Nicholas Walton – 21 Jun 1753

A List of the Lead Mines on Alston Moore unwro’t Midsumr.. 1753



1  Cooperholehead

2  Goangill

3  Nentberry Green Ends

4  Do. No[rth]. Vein

5  Do. Middle Vein

6 Doddberry Dike head

7 Hill Close East Tyne

8 Clargill Meadows

9 Cash Burn

10 Corn Riggs

11 Gate Castle

12 Middle Syke 

13 Scarr Ends 

14 Lee House

15 Clargill Cleugh head

16 Low Birchy Bank

17 Broomberry West of Tyne

18 Gillhouse Burn

19 Howburn Moss

20 Horse Edge

21 Slatey Mea

22 Guttergill

23 How Blagill

24 High Birchy Bank

25 Roderup Cleugh

26 Greenhill Syke or Green Cragg

27 Baxter Edge

28 North Vein of Fletcheras foot

29 Dryburn

30 Blagill green Ends

31 Burns Intack

32 Fletcheras

33 Green Grove or Band End

34 Rockhill

35 Greengill West End

36 Blagill Fistas Raike

37 Foreshield Grains

38 Gallygill Loaning

39 Thorngill

40 Lough Vein

41 Snittergill Hills



Thomas Stephenson  Moor Master