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Rispey Iron Stone Mine

Ironstone was both quarried and mined in the Rookhope Valley. This mine produced an iron ore called siderite or white iron. This is one of the two main types of iron ore produced by Rookhope mines and quarries for smelting in the blast furnaces at Tow Law.

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PREHISTORIC BURIALROMAN PERIOD FARMANGLO-SAXON ROYAL PALACEMEDIEVAL VILLAGEMEDIEVAL CASTLEPOST-MEDIEVAL LEAD WORKINGTWENTIETH CENTURY COAL MINE