WELcoME To the land of iron

The Land of Iron is a £3.8 million Landscape Partnership Scheme, A HERITAGE funded by the Heritage Lottery PRoJEcT IN THE Fund, National Park, David Ross Foundation Get involved north york and many other partners. Volunteer opportunities moors Archaeology digs, wildlife surveys, 3D computer modelling, tree-planting, our vision – path repair and building conservation.

History: Record, Events & walks conserve and safeguard Engaging stories and educational activities. the legacy of our industrial past as it slowly melts Community grants back into the landscape Funding for a huge variety of projects – the application process is very straightforward. Environment: Nurture Get in touch and protect the natural www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/landofiron world around us, helping #Landof Iron it to flourish for many [email protected] years to come Tel: 01439 772700 People: Tell the stories of the people, industry and landscape that made the Land of Iron

Photographs: www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/landofiron Paddy Chambers, Raymond Hayes Collection, WildStock, Rosedale History Society

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BECK HOLE COMMONDALE 1 UGTHORPE 150 years ago many parts of the North GOATHLAND York Moors looked very different to the RUSPWARP 7 EASBY KILDALE DANBY present day – the moors and valleys LEALHOLM were filled with fire, smoke and BRIGGSWATH noise as ironstone mines and railways SLEIGHTS INGLEBY WESTERDALE EGTON helped fuel the industrial revolution. GREENHOW GLAISDALE 3 GROSMONT The Land of Iron project tells the ROSEDALE NEWTONDALE LOW MILL HALT story of this short but intense BOTTON HOLE OF period of exploitation which left HORCUM BECK HOLE STAPE a huge impact on the landscape GOATHLAND and local communities. oUT AND ABoUT LEVISHAM STATION 1. Ingleby Incline – nearly a mile of 1-in-5 gradient, 5. Rail Trail – an easy access trail between Goathland marking the point where ironstone left the Moors and Grosmont, following the route of the original and travelled on to Teesside and across the world horse-drawn Whitby-to-Pickering railway ROSEDALE 2. Warren Moor Mine – the world’s only surviving 6. Grosmont – a village built on ironstone and railways, NEWTONDALE LOW MILL HALT example of a Victorian ironstone mine chimney, but now a leafy green home to the North in all its elaborate architectural splendour Moors Railway HOLE OF HORCUM STAPE 3. Rosedale – panoramic views, monumental industrial 7. Goathland – made famous by remains, and a disused railway carved into the valley side Heartbeat and Harry Potter but previously a centre of heavy 4. Esk Valley – industrial heritage and precious wildlife industry and pioneering LEVISHAM STATION habitats in one of ’s most beautiful river valleys railway engineering

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