Adit Portal of Barneycraig Horse Level on East Bank of River West Allen is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 August 1985. Mine adit portal. 1 related planning application.

Adit Portal of Barneycraig Horse Level on East Bank of River West Allen

WRENN ID
ragged-column-brook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 August 1985
Type
Mine adit portal
Address
Adit Portal of Barneycraig Horse Level on East Bank of River West Allen, NE47 8AF
OS grid reference
NY 803 467
Coordinates
54.81492, -2.30699
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The adit portal of Barneycraig Horse Level, located on the east bank of the River West Allen, is a lead mine entrance likely dating from the 18th century. It is constructed of roughly squared rubble and features a round-arched tunnel. Although the actual portal has collapsed, the arching remains intact for about 4 meters back. The Barneycraig Horse Level was developed around 1760 to exploit the rich Barneycraig Vein and remained in operation throughout the 19th century.

Local climate

Adit Portal of Barneycraig Horse Level on East Bank of River West Allen sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 76 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 54 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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