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Coal Road
Coal Road
	The Coal Road, looking north
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Length	4 mi (6.4 km)
Existed	12th century–present
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North end	Garsdale
South end	Dent
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Counties	Cumbria,
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The Coal Road (also known as the Galloway Gate Road) is an unclassified highway which connects the railway stations at Garsdale and Dent in Cumbria, England. The road is within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.^{[note 1]} The name derives from its use transporting locally mined coal, although before that it was used as a droving route between England and Scotland through Mallerstang.

History

The Coal Road connects Garsdale and Dentdale, scouting the western edge of Great Knoutberry Hill, reaching a height of 1,755 feet (535 m).^[3] Due to its height, it regularly is blocked by snow during the winter months.^[4] The road gets its name from the many coal workings that were scattered around to the east of the road on the northern slopes of Great Knoutberry.^[5]^[6]

A licence to work the coal by the road was first granted in 1742,^[7] and the miners used The Coal Road to move their coal by pack horse into Dentdale, Garsdale, Sedbergh, and even as far as Kendal, until the coming of the Settle Carlisle Railway, which allowed better coal to be railed in from elsewhere.^[8]^[9] At its height, the coal-mining industry on the northern edge of Great Knoutberry extended to twenty workings, but all were fairly shallow pits dug easily from ground level down.^[10] The seam of coal was only 7 inches (180 mm) thick, but was valued by the whitesmiths in the dale.^[11] Cross Pits Colliery, the largest coal concern, was registered as being 1,800 feet (550 m) above sea level.^[12] The pits were mostly shallow and winding of the coal was by hand, using a winch known as a "jack roller".^[13]

Mapping also shows the name of the track to be Galloway Gate Road.^[14] Galloway Gate was part of the old drovers route between England and Scotland through Mallerstang (to the north). The Coal Road from Lea Yeat in Cowgill, to Garsdale railway station is 4 miles (6.4 km) long, and was tarmacked in 1954.^[1] The name Galwaithegate was referred to in a document from the 12th century, describing a road between Tebay and Kirkby Lonsdale along which cattle were transported. It is thought that the Scottish Galloway cattle may have given rise to the name.^[1]

The Coal Road is renowned in cycling circles due to its steep climb from Dentdale out towards Garsdale Head,^[15] and the tarmacked route which "undulates like a fairground ride".^[16] The road is part of the Etape du Dales sportive which is held each May.^[17] A section of the road is part of the Pennine Bridleway.^[18]

Notes

^ Both Dentdale and Garsdale were within the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974, when boundary changes placed the two dales into Cumbria. A large portion of this area is now part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lennie 2005, p. 82.
^ Chrystal, Paul (2017). The Place Names of Yorkshire; Cities, Towns, Villages, Rivers and Dales, some Pubs too, in Praise of Yorkshire Ales (1 ed.). Catrine: Stenlake. p. 103. ISBN 9781840337532.
^ Scholes, Ron (2006). Yorkshire Dales (3 ed.). Ashbourne: Landmark. p. 28. ISBN 1843062097.
^ Joy, David, ed. (1999). The Yorkshire Dales : a view from the millennium. Hebden: Great Northern. p. 67. ISBN 0-9535035-3-4.
^ "Yorkshire Dales Coalfields". nmrs.org.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ Mitchell 1999, p. 26.
^ Lennie 2005, p. 77.
^ Simmons, I. G. (1971). Yorkshire Dales;. London: H.M.S.O. [for] the Countryside Commission. p. 44. ISBN 0-11-700496-0.
^ Mitchell 1999, p. 32.
^ Lennie 2005, p. 78.
^ Raistrick 1978, p. 36.
^ Mitchinson, James (4 February 2023). "A Corner of Yorkshire; The coal Road, the Yorkshire Dales". The Yorkshire Post. Yorkshire Post Magazine. p. 7. ISSN 0963-1496.
^ Raistrick 1978, p. 33.
^ Lennie 2005, p. 76.
^ Rushby, Kevin (18 April 2014). "The Yorkshire hills the Tour de France dare not tackle". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
^ Mitchell 1999, p. 81.
^ "Etape du dales". cyclethedales.org.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
^ "OL2" (Map). Yorkshire Dales - Southern & Western Area. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2016. ISBN 978-0-319-26331-0.

Sources

Lennie, Stuart (2005). The roof of Wensleydale: a portrait of Wensleydale's two thousand foot fells. Kirkby Stephen: Hayloft. ISBN 1-904524-30-3.
Mitchell, W. R. (1999). The story of the Yorkshire Dales. Chichester: Phillimore. ISBN 1860770886.
Raistrick, Arthur (1978). Green roads in the mid-Pennines. Buxton: Moorland. ISBN 0-903485-59-1.

54°17′49″N 2°19′48″W / 54.297°N 2.330°W / 54.297; -2.330 (Coal Road)

[location-3] Both Dentdale and Garsdale were within the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974, when boundary changes placed the two dales into Cumbria. A large portion of this area is now part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.^[2]

[FOOTNOTELennie200582-1] Lennie 2005, p. 82.

[2] Chrystal, Paul (2017). The Place Names of Yorkshire; Cities, Towns, Villages, Rivers and Dales, some Pubs too, in Praise of Yorkshire Ales (1 ed.). Catrine: Stenlake. p. 103. ISBN 9781840337532.

[4] Scholes, Ron (2006). Yorkshire Dales (3 ed.). Ashbourne: Landmark. p. 28. ISBN 1843062097.

[5] Joy, David, ed. (1999). The Yorkshire Dales : a view from the millennium. Hebden: Great Northern. p. 67. ISBN 0-9535035-3-4.

[6] "Yorkshire Dales Coalfields". nmrs.org.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

[FOOTNOTEMitchell199926-7] Mitchell 1999, p. 26.

[FOOTNOTELennie200577-8] Lennie 2005, p. 77.

[9] Simmons, I. G. (1971). Yorkshire Dales;. London: H.M.S.O. [for] the Countryside Commission. p. 44. ISBN 0-11-700496-0.

[FOOTNOTEMitchell199932-10] Mitchell 1999, p. 32.

[FOOTNOTELennie200578-11] Lennie 2005, p. 78.

[FOOTNOTERaistrick197836-12] Raistrick 1978, p. 36.

[13] Mitchinson, James (4 February 2023). "A Corner of Yorkshire; The coal Road, the Yorkshire Dales". The Yorkshire Post. Yorkshire Post Magazine. p. 7. ISSN 0963-1496.

[FOOTNOTERaistrick197833-14] Raistrick 1978, p. 33.

[FOOTNOTELennie200576-15] Lennie 2005, p. 76.

[16] Rushby, Kevin (18 April 2014). "The Yorkshire hills the Tour de France dare not tackle". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

[FOOTNOTEMitchell199981-17] Mitchell 1999, p. 81.

[18] "Etape du dales". cyclethedales.org.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

[19] "OL2" (Map). Yorkshire Dales - Southern & Western Area. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2016. ISBN 978-0-319-26331-0.

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-The '''Coal Road''' (also known as the '''Galloway Gate Road'''), is an unclassified highway which connects the railway stations at {{rws|Garsdale}} and {{rws|Dent}} in Cumbria, England. The road is within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.{{#tag:ref|Both Dentdale and Garsdale were within the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974, when boundary changes placed the two dales into Cumbria. A large portion of this area is now part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Chrystal|first1=Paul|title=The Place Names of Yorkshire; Cities, Towns, Villages, Rivers and Dales, some Pubs too, in Praise of Yorkshire Ales|date=2017|publisher=Stenlake|location=Catrine| isbn=9781840337532|page=103|edition=1}}</ref>|name=location|group=note}} The name derives from its use transporting locally mined coal, although before that it was used as a droving route between England and Scotland through [[Mallerstang]].
+The '''Coal Road''' (also known as the '''Galloway Gate Road''') is an unclassified highway which connects the railway stations at {{rws|Garsdale}} and {{rws|Dent}} in [[Cumbria]], England. The road is within the [[Yorkshire Dales National Park]], and was historically part of the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]].{{#tag:ref|Both [[Dentdale]] and Garsdale were within the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974, when boundary changes placed the two dales into Cumbria. A large portion of this area is now part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Chrystal|first1=Paul|title=The Place Names of Yorkshire; Cities, Towns, Villages, Rivers and Dales, some Pubs too, in Praise of Yorkshire Ales|date=2017|publisher=Stenlake|location=Catrine| isbn=9781840337532|page=103|edition=1}}</ref>|name=location|group=note}} The name derives from its use transporting locally mined coal, although before that it was used as a [[droving |droving route]] between England and Scotland through [[Mallerstang]].
 == History ==
+The Coal Road connects Garsdale and Dentdale, scouting the western edge of [[Great Knoutberry Hill]], reaching a height of {{convert|1,755|ft}}.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Scholes |first1=Ron |title=Yorkshire Dales |date=2006 |publisher=Landmark |location=Ashbourne |isbn=1843062097 |page=28 |edition=3}}</ref> Due to its height, it regularly is blocked by snow during the winter months.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Joy |editor1-first=David |title=The Yorkshire Dales : a view from the millennium |date=1999 |publisher=Great Northern |location=Hebden |isbn=0-9535035-3-4 |page=67}}</ref> The road gets its name from the many coal workings that were scattered around to the east of the road on the northern slopes of Great Knoutberry.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yorkshire Dales Coalfields |url=https://www.nmrs.org.uk/mines-map/coal-mining-in-the-british-isles/yorkshire-coalfield/yorkshiredales/ |website=nmrs.org.uk |access-date=5 February 2023}}</ref>{{sfn|Mitchell|1999|p=26}}
-[[File:The Coal Road - geograph.org.uk - 2879670.jpg|thumb|The Coal Road, looking north]]
-The Coal Road connects Garsdale and Dentdale, scouting the western edge of [[Great Knoutberry Hill]], reaching a height of {{convert|1,755|ft}}.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Scholes |first1=Ron |title=Yorkshire Dales. |date=2006 |publisher=Landmark |location=Ashbourne |isbn=1843062097 |page=28 |edition=3}}</ref> The road gets its name from the many coal workings that were scattered around the to the east of the road on the northern slopes of Great Knoutberry.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yorkshire Dales Coalfields |url=https://www.nmrs.org.uk/mines-map/coal-mining-in-the-british-isles/yorkshire-coalfield/yorkshiredales/ |website=nmrs.org.uk |access-date=5 February 2023}}</ref>{{sfn|Mitchell|1999|p=26}} A licence to work the coal by the road was first granted in 1742,{{sfn|Lennie|2005|p=77}} and the miners used The Coal Road to move their coal by pack horse into Dentdale, Garsdale, Sedbergh, and even as far as Kendal, until the coming of the Settle Carlisle Railway, which allowed better coal to be railed in from elsewhere.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Simmons |first1=I.&nbsp;G. |title=Yorkshire Dales; |date=1971 |publisher=H.M.S.O. [for] the Countryside Commission |location=London, |isbn=0-11-700496-0 |page=44}}</ref>{{sfn|Mitchell|1999|p=32}} At its height, the coal-mining industry on the northern edge of Great Knoutberry extended to twenty workings, but all were fairly shallow pits dug easily from ground level down.{{sfn|Lennie|2005|p=78}} Cross Pits Colliery was registered as being {{convert|1,800|ft}} above sea level.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mitchinson |first1=James |title=A Corner of Yorkshire; The coal Road, the Yorkshire Dales |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=4 February 2023 |location=Yorkshire Post Magazine |page=7|issn=0963-1496}}</ref>
+A licence to work the coal by the road was first granted in 1742,{{sfn|Lennie|2005|p=77}} and the miners used The Coal Road to move their coal by pack horse into Dentdale, Garsdale, [[Sedbergh]], and even as far as [[Kendal]], until the coming of the [[Settle–Carlisle line|Settle Carlisle Railway]], which allowed better coal to be railed in from elsewhere.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Simmons |first1=I.&nbsp;G. |title=Yorkshire Dales; |date=1971 |publisher=H.M.S.O. [for] the Countryside Commission |location=London |isbn=0-11-700496-0 |page=44}}</ref>{{sfn|Mitchell|1999|p=32}} At its height, the coal-mining industry on the northern edge of Great Knoutberry extended to twenty workings, but all were fairly shallow pits dug easily from ground level down.{{sfn|Lennie|2005|p=78}} The seam of coal was only {{convert|7|in}} thick, but was valued by the [[whitesmith]]s in the dale.{{sfn|Raistrick|1978|p=36}} Cross Pits Colliery, the largest coal concern, was registered as being {{convert|1,800|ft}} above sea level.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mitchinson |first1=James |title=A Corner of Yorkshire; The coal Road, the Yorkshire Dales |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=4 February 2023 |location=Yorkshire Post Magazine |page=7|issn=0963-1496}}</ref> The pits were mostly shallow and winding of the coal was by hand, using a winch known as a "jack roller".{{sfn|Raistrick|1978|p=33}}
-Mapping also shows the name of the track to be Galloway Gate Road.{{sfn|Lennie|2005|p=76}} Galloway Gate was part of the old drovers route between England and Scotland through Mallerstang (to the north). The Coal Road from Lea Yeat in Cowgill, to Garsdale railway station is {{convert|4|mi}} long, and was tarmacked in 1954.{{sfn|Lennie|2005|p=82}} The name ''Galwaithegate'' was referred to in a document from the 12th century, describing a road between Tebay and Kirkby Lonsdale along which cattle were transported. It is thought that the Scottish Galloway cattle may have given rise to the name.{{sfn|Lennie|2005|p=82}}
+Mapping also shows the name of the track to be Galloway Gate Road.{{sfn|Lennie|2005|p=76}} Galloway Gate was part of the old drovers route between England and Scotland through Mallerstang (to the north). The Coal Road from Lea Yeat in [[Cowgill, Cumbria|Cowgill]], to Garsdale railway station is {{convert|4|mi}} long, and was tarmacked in 1954.{{sfn|Lennie|2005|p=82}} The name ''Galwaithegate'' was referred to in a document from the 12th century, describing a road between [[Tebay]] and [[Kirkby Lonsdale]] along which cattle were transported. It is thought that the Scottish [[Galloway cattle]] may have given rise to the name.{{sfn|Lennie|2005|p=82}}
-The Coal Road is renowned in cycling circles due to its steep climb from Dentdale out towards Garsdale Head,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rushby |first1=Kevin |title=The Yorkshire hills the Tour de France dare not tackle |url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/apr/18/yorkshire-tour-de-france-cycling-hill-climbs |access-date=4 February 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=18 April 2014}}</ref> and the tarmacked route which "undulates like a fairground ride".{{sfn|Mitchell|1999|p=81}} The road is part of the ''Etape du Dales'' sportive which is held each May.<ref>{{cite web |title=Etape du dales |url=https://cyclethedales.org.uk/route/etape_du_dales/ |website=cyclethedales.org.uk |access-date=4 February 2023}}</ref> A section of the road is part of the Pennine Bridleway.<ref>{{cite map|title =Yorkshire Dales - Southern & Western Area |map = OL2|year = 2016|scale =1:25,000 |series =Explorer |publisher =Ordnance Survey |isbn =978-0-319-26331-0 }}</ref>
+The Coal Road is renowned in cycling circles due to its steep climb from Dentdale out towards Garsdale Head,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rushby |first1=Kevin |title=The Yorkshire hills the Tour de France dare not tackle |url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/apr/18/yorkshire-tour-de-france-cycling-hill-climbs |access-date=4 February 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=18 April 2014}}</ref> and the tarmacked route which "undulates like a fairground ride".{{sfn|Mitchell|1999|p=81}} The road is part of the ''Etape du Dales'' sportive which is held each May.<ref>{{cite web |title=Etape du dales |url=https://cyclethedales.org.uk/route/etape_du_dales/ |website=cyclethedales.org.uk |access-date=4 February 2023}}</ref> A section of the road is part of the [[Pennine Bridleway]].<ref>{{cite map|title =Yorkshire Dales - Southern & Western Area |map = OL2|year = 2016|scale =1:25,000 |series =Explorer |publisher =Ordnance Survey |isbn =978-0-319-26331-0 }}</ref>
 == Notes ==
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 == References ==
 {{Reflist}}
 === Sources ===
 *{{cite book |last1=Lennie |first1=Stuart |title=The roof of Wensleydale: a portrait of Wensleydale's two thousand foot fells |date=2005 |publisher=Hayloft |location=Kirkby Stephen |isbn=1-904524-30-3}}
 *{{cite book |last1=Mitchell |first1=W.&nbsp;R. |title=The story of the Yorkshire Dales |date=1999 |publisher=Phillimore |location=Chichester |isbn=1860770886}}
+*{{cite book |last1=Raistrick |first1=Arthur |title=Green roads in the mid-Pennines |date=1978 |publisher=Moorland |location=Buxton |isbn=0-903485-59-1}}
+{{Old roads of Yorkshire}}
+{{coord|54.297|-2.330|dim:50000_region:GB|display=title|name=Coal Road}}
+[[Category:Trade routes]]
-== External links ==
+[[Category:Ancient trackways in England]]
-*[[Garsdale Head]]
+[[Category:History of West Yorkshire]]
+[[Category:History of Cumbria]]

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