Nenthead Mines Part Two - Rampgill Mine

Join us on the second part of our adventure in the North Pennines.
On this trip we visit Rampgill horse level reopened in 2006 by a mine exploring group called NORPEX, there were many collapses and a big amount of the mine has been shored up to prevent further collapse, thanks and credit is due to these folks for their hardwork and dedication to making this place accessible for further generations to explore and to see the many amazing artifacts within.
Rampgill vein is thought to have been worked since around 1670, the Rampgill horse level was driven in 1736 following a vein called the Scaleburn Moss, this lead to Fairhill Vein which then brought them to Rampgill, Rampgill also possibly has older workings predating 1690.
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[@derekpuryear3686]

Meltology is amazing. To think we've never seen real dirt or earth. Love it

[@Cueman222]

Nice one👍

[@MinesAndManCaves]

Cheers!

[@joangeddes380]

Absolutely awesome 👋🏻🥰👍🏻💯🤗😍👌

[@MinesAndManCaves]

Thank you 🙏 it means a lot ☺️

[@MildaGoesWild]

Nice, thanks for sharing

[@MinesAndManCaves]

Thanks Milda!

[@OreExplorer]

Class pal. I love the music choices

[@MinesAndManCaves]

Cheers mate!

[@whirlofbliss5925]

A pure #meltology example .

[@MinesAndManCaves]

What on earth is meltology 🤣

[@whirlofbliss5925]

@@MinesAndManCaves its the exploration of melted structures due to a high temperature event in the past , like the one you were in for example .

[@whirlofbliss5925]

Amazing footage . It looks like ruined masonry , so how do they get away with calling it a " mine " is beyond logic .

[@MinesAndManCaves]

How is it not a mine? 😂

[@whirlofbliss5925]

@@MinesAndManCaves were they mining half the time and the rest were laying tons of bricks everywhere ? have you seen your own footage ? its red bricks from start to finish , dear , and thank you .

[@MinesAndManCaves]

@@whirlofbliss5925 the arches are Built with stone mostly from outside (no red bricks), the idea being they would dig the lode into a large chamber then instead of hauling all the waste rock out they would build an arch and pile the waste rock on top of it, so yes they would have had miners and masons working in the mines along with blacksmiths etc, there is a lot of documented history on the place

[@whirlofbliss5925]

@@MinesAndManCaves I don't believe the narrative because it doesn't make any sense to build elaborate anything in order to blow it up for mining .The structure was there already . I will still enjoy your explorations , if it's OK with you that I see the world differently .cheers