Recording Mining Landscapes in the Yorkshire Dales: The Contribution of the Northern Mine Research Society.

Since its formation in the early 1960s, the Northern Mine Research Society has been recording both surface and underground sites in the Yorkshire Dales and has maintained a list of sites, initially as a card index, now in the form of a database which has made a significant contribution to both the North Yorkshire and Yorkshire Dales National Park SMR records. Since the 1970s members of the society have developed methodologies for recording and understanding mining landscapes. In recent years this has involved using GPS to record significant areas of Grassington Moor, Greenhow Hill and Arkengarthdale. This is now being combined with detailed three dimensional underground surveys and historic mapping in a GIS environment to provide an integrated landscape record. This paper will outline the work done by the society and how it compares and relates to work carried out by the National Park. It will also detail the current methodology and approach to recording surface and underground sites. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]