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Saltburn Gill

Coordinates: 54°34′32″N 0°57′12″W / 54.57556°N 0.95333°W / 54.57556; -0.95333
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Saltburn Gill
Map showing the location of Saltburn Gill
Map showing the location of Saltburn Gill
Location within North Yorkshire
LocationRedcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England
Coordinates54°34′32″N 0°57′12″W / 54.57556°N 0.95333°W / 54.57556; -0.95333
Area19.11 ha (47.2 acres)
Established1986
Governing bodyNatural England
WebsiteMap of site

Saltburn Gill (grid reference NZ676205) is an 19.11 hectares (47.2 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Redcar and Cleveland district, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.[1] The site was notified in 1986.[2] The "gill" in the name is a dialectal word meaning "ravine, narrow valley".

In May 1999, the colour of the water in Saltburn Gill turned orange overnight. An investigation found the cause to be rising water levels in the abandoned Longacres Ironstone Mine in Skelton-in-Cleveland.[3] A remediation programme was undertaken throughout the 2000s and 2010s, which resulted in clear water and fish returning to the gill in 2016.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Saltburn Gill". woodlandtrust.org.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Saltburn Gill" (PDF). designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Cash for polluted stream clean-up". BBC News. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Fish find shows mine water scheme is reaping rewards". GOV.UK. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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