Evening Event
- When:
- Wednesday 19 September 2012, 17:00
- Where:
- Burbage Mines
- Category:
- Local
- Results:
- View Results
Details
Results now available above.
Parking
One km west of Ringinglow - Nearest Post Code S10 4QN in a layby opposite Lady Canning's Plantaion. SK278834 Parking is limited, please car share if possible. There is a further lay by about 500m further west towards Burbage Rocks.
Start Times
5.00pm to 7.00pm Courses close very promptly at 7.30pm
Courses
Long technical - 2.6km, Middle technical - 1.6km, Short 1.1km The Short course is on paths, some narrow and vague in places, but is the easiest circuit of the area which has some high crags off the paths.
Loose control descriptions. Control descriptions are not on the maps.
Entry Fees
£3 for adults, £1 for juniors
Enquiries
p.m.g at btinternet.com
Description
An open area of complex mine workings. Map 1:2,500 Contours 2.5m
Safety & risk
A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event. If a competitor has a pre-existing medical condition that they think should be declared, please complete a medical form at enquiries. The sealed envelope will only be opened in an emergency.
Photography
SYO has an agreed policy on the taking of photographs at events, based on national guidance. This provides a sensible balance between the benefits and risks associated with the taking and use of images. If you are unsure about acceptable practice, please speak to the event organiser. Read our photography policy.
Privacy
When entering our events your personal details (name, gender, age class & club) will appear in the results section of this website. Read our privacy policy to see how we look after your personal data.
Venue
Burbage Mines are on the north side of the road from Ringinglow to Hathersage, labelled on the 1:25000 Ordnance Survey map as "Brown Edge Quarries (disused)". They are included on the Burbage map, but in 2008 Marcus Pinker drew a new map at 1:2500 with 2.5m contours. He called the map Burbage Mines and the name stuck.
It is a small area of workings for sandstone roofing flags (colloquially "slates"). In the 1960s the council wanted to use it for a landfill site; luckily for us CPRE successfully opposed this plan. The old workings provide a wealth of contour detail and although much of it is a bit physical (heather and tussock around the quarries, bracken and marsh surrounding), it offers great orienteering.