The Lade, Snaefell Mine
Channel: Culture Vannin
Date: 2022-05-24

An explanation of part of the remains of the Snaefell Mine.
Certainly the largest feature of the Snaefell Mine today is the lade system which runs for miles around the hillsides of Snaefell and the upper reaches of the Laxey Valley. This series of constructed water-courses brought water to the wheel which once stood on the mine site to power the mine's machinery. Today the lade remains most prominent just over the mine, where it was enlarged to act as a reservoir, still a pool today.

This is a part of a tour of the site by Andrew Scarffe. The full tour is available to watch here: https://culturevannin.im/watchlisten/videos/snaefell-mine-tour-724442/

Also available is a short film about the Snaefell Mine Disaster of 1897: https://culturevannin.im/watchlisten/videos/snaefell-mine-disaster-722986/

Andrew Scarffe is the author of 'The Snaefell Mine Disaster,' published in 2022 and now available from all good Manx bookshops.

This film was produced by Culture Vannin in 2022.
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