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Ore’s Close Mine, St Cuthbert Out, Mendip, Somerset, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Ore’s Close MineMine
St Cuthbert OutCivil Parish
MendipGroup of Divisions
SomersetCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 14' 31'' North , 2° 37' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
51.24214,-2.61881
GRN:
N35W02
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mendip110,000 (2018)0.8km
Wells11,343 (2018)4.3km
Croscombe603 (2018)5.5km
Wookey810 (2018)6.3km
East Harptree644 (2017)6.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
434170
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:434170:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Orr's Close, Oars Close


One of many mineshafts at Ore’s Close Farm explored by Wessex Cave Club in 1938 revealed over 350 m of natural passage. The exact location is lost as the field was bulldozed flat in 1952.

Believed to be "...one of the biggest lead mines on Mendip, if not the largest" - see refs.

Has previously been named “Orr's Close”.
Currently (2020) 1:25,000 shows “Oars Close”!


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References

“Orrs Close, Hillgrove”, MNRC, 1938, pp. 50-51
“The Caves of Mendip”, Nicholas Barrington, 1964, Dalesman, p.??
“Ore's Close Folly”, Tim Guilford, OUCC Proceedings 13 (1991): http://www.oucc.org.uk/procs/proc13/ores_close.htm
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