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Richard Bell's avatar

If you have (or come across) any specimens labelled Bailiway (Balliway) Rigg or Higher Roughton Gill, then these are all actually Thief Gills. There seemed to be a fad for labelling the former names in the 80s and 90s. Higher Roughton Gill is not mentioned on any maps and Bailiway Rigg is the large hill on the left looking up the Gill. Thief Gills, or at least the lower portion is where all the mineralization occurs.

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Steve Sorrell's avatar

That's very useful to know. Thanks Richard!

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Richard Bell's avatar

Sorry, Bailiway Rigg is the large hill on the right, on the left is Iron Crags

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Georgina Mason's avatar

Hope you left no stone unturned !

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Steve Sorrell's avatar

Maybe just the third from the left! 😆

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Richard I Gibson's avatar

Sympathies to the need/desire to digitize slides. I have more than 14,000 slides - most of which, even my best friends won't care about. A decent handful find their way into my substacks though! Good luck!

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Steve Sorrell's avatar

Oof! That's a lot! I probably have a few hundred. I will be focussing on localities and family stuff.

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