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Daddry Shield County Durham Map

Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East

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Place	Daddry Shield
Traditional County	County Durham
Region	North East
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	54.735639
Longitude	-2.164512
Place Type	Hamlet

About Daddry Shield

Daddry Shield occupies a rugged stretch of the North Pennines where the landscape yields to the patient, persistent work of the elements. It lies 6.2 miles west of Stanhope (from Stanhope: bearing 261°T, OS grid NY 895 378), and is situated east of St John's Chapel village. The horizon here is dominated by the broad, brooding shoulders of the hills, their heather-clad slopes catching a light that feels ancient and unhurried. Below the road, the Daddryshield Burn traces a cold, clear path through the rock, its water carving secrets into the limestone with a quiet, musical persistence. The legacy of lead mining remains a tangible presence, as the ruins of the Middle Greenlaws Level Lead Mine and Ore Works sit as a grey, skeletal reminder of the men who once coaxed wealth from the earth. These stone remnants offer a stark contrast to the verdant, rolling pastures that define the immediate surroundings of Daddry Shield. During the long winter months, the wind sweeps across the high ground with a lonely authority, stripping the air of all artifice and leaving only the essential character of the moor. Daddry Shield remains a place where the stillness is not an absence of sound, but a heavy, watchful presence that demands to be understood.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Daddryshield Burn (River) — 0.5 mi, 204° SSW
Middle Greenlaws Level Lead Mine And Ore Works (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 208° SSW · 2 ha
Middle Level Mine Shop (Historic Ruins) — 0.7 mi, 214° SW
Middle Level Mine Timber Store (Historic Ruins) — 0.7 mi, 215° SW
Hill Top (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 060° ENE
Westgate Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 074° ENE
Levelgate Sike (River) — 0.9 mi, 288° WNW
Slit Woods Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.0 mi, 045° NE · 14 ha
Whit's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 284° WNW
Bleaklaws Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 357° N
West Slit Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 036° NE
Middlehope Shield And Low Slit Lead Mines And Ore Works (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 039° NE · 2 ha
Snail Bed Cleugh (Valley) — 1.2 mi, 307° NW
West Rigg Open Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.3 mi, 053° NE · 5 ha
Weardale Museum (Museum) — 1.5 mi, 287° WNW
Barbary Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 276° W
Turn Wheel (Waterfall) — 3.6 mi, 070° ENE
Low Linn (Waterfall) — 3.7 mi, 079° E
Frazer's hush (Viewpoint) — 4.1 mi, 356° N
Shorngate Cross currick (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 342° NNW
North Pennines (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) — 5.1 mi, 243° WSW · 20k acres
Park Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 5.1 mi, 067° ENE
Allenheads Heritage Centre (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 335° NNW
The Blacksmith's Shop (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 334° NNW
Killhope Lead Mining Museum (Museum) — 5.4 mi, 307° NW
Lord's Allotment (Forest / Woodland) — 5.5 mi, 160° SSE
Molluscarium (Public Artwork) — 5.9 mi, 172° S
Weardale Railway (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 085° E
Cow Green Reservoir (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 231° SW
Cauldron Snout (Waterfall) (Viewpoint) — 7.6 mi, 221° SW

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