New or CB Mill Traditional Cache

This cache and four others in the series have been set up by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority and can be found at or near historic lead mining sites in the National Park.

The caches contain the usual items PLUS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION so that you can find out more about the archaeology and history of this interesting and beautiful area.

The New or CB Mill once roared with life as lead was smelted from the locally-dug ore. Little remains now of the hearths and furnaces, but if you look carefully you may spot the wheel pit that once housed the huge water wheel that powered the bellows. The site is a Scheduled Monument so take great care not to disturb it, the geocache is NOT hidden among the building’s remains but nearby, with kind permission of the local land managers.

To find out more information about this and other lead mining sites in the National Park download our  free leadmining app packed full of site specific information, walks, audiotrails and visitor information. Look for ‘Yorkshire Dales Lead Mining’ in the App Store or Google Play. There’s also lots of information on our archaeology website www.outofoblivion.org.uk

The leadmine geocaches and the app were generously funded by Historic England. Looking after these extensive industrial remains is not easy and we are grateful to Historic England for helping to fund so much of the conservation work carried out over the past 20 years.

The five caches in the series are:

Reeth Remembered (Swaledale)

Old Gang Peat Store (Swaledale)

New or CB Mill (Arkengarthdale)

Bolton Park Mine (Wensleydale)

Moor Mines (Wharfedale)