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| An Account of the Strata of Northumberland and Durham | Volume: SUP, Page: 102 |
No. 2,493 — Butterknowle
Township of Lynesack and Softley, Durham
Sheet 41 of 19thC Ordnance Map. Lat. 54° 37' 33¾", Long. 1° 49' 39½".
[ OS Grid Ref: NZ 11118 25690 (411118,525690) ]
Account of Strata sunk and bored through at the Diamond Pit, Butterknowle Colliery, from a Stone-drift, driven from the Busty or Five-Quarter Seam through the Butterknowle or Eighty-fathoms Trouble, and situate North 30 degrees East (1900) and about 55 yards from the Yard or Old Engine Shaft, July 1900. This Hole was put down to prove whether there really existed a 3 feet to 4 feet Coal-seam, which it was alleged was found when putting through the Trouble from the Brockwell Seam, lying 10½ fathoms below the Five-Quarter Seam
Approximate surface level 238.55 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Source: | An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910 |
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| | List of other entries on Durham Sheet 41 |
 | Location on 1st Series OS Map [www.old-maps.co.uk] |
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| | List of other entries on Landranger Sheet 92 (Barnard Castle & surrounding area) |
| | List of other entries on Detail Sheet NZ12 |
| | Location on current map [www.streetmap.co.uk] |
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