Summary
Site of the main haulage-adit of Odin Mine, known as the "Cartgate". The adit was begun in the mid-18th century and gave direct horizontal access from the mine workings to the processing area located further east. The entrance of the adit is now buried underneath the ground surface, near to Odin Cave.
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Most Recent Monitoring
None Recorded
Monument Types
- ADIT (Early 18th C to Late 19th C - 1701 AD to 1900 AD)
- LEAD MINE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Description
(1) Site of Odin Mine's main haulage adit, known as Cartgate.
In its heyday, Odin Mine consisted of two levels, both running horizontally into the mountain. The upper level was a cart-gate by which ore was brought out from the mine. The lower level was a water level which was used to drain the mining works and carried water more than a mile from the mine's entrance.
Cartgate was begun in the mid-18th century (probably as an improvement upon earlier versions) and gave direct horizontal access from the mine workings located beneath and behind Odin Gorge, across to the processing area (which is now located to the east of the road). The haulage adit was floored with boards along which four wheeled tubs full of ore or waste were dragged from the working face. The rock-hewn entry to the arched Cartgate would have lain close to Odin Cave but it is now buried beneath the debris of a spar-washing plant which occupied the area adjacent to the mine-entrance (i.e. to the west of the current road) in the 1940-50s. The carts then passed though a tunnel under the Mam Tor road (which was built in 1802) to reach the Crushing Circle. This tunnel was eventually filled in by the tailings from later fluorspar mining operations and the east entrance of this tunnel is also now concealed by the construction of the bus turning circle located at the present terminal of the road.
The area of Odin mine located to the east of the current road was surveyed by Tent and Peak Archaeological Trust in 1989 at scale of 1:100. The remaining area of Odin Mine, however, has not been surveyed in any detail as yet.
References
- <1> SZE8549 - Unpublished document: Beamish, H. 1986. The National Trust Archaeological Survey - Edale (High Peak), Derbyshire.
- <2> SZE8594 - Article in serial: T D Ford, J H Rieuwerts. 1976. Odin Mine, Castleton, Derbyshire. 6. 4.
- <3> SZE10172 - Unpublished document: G Guilbert, P D Claris. 1990. Correspondence re: Odin Mine, Castleton.
- <4> SZE47917 - Photograph - black and white: 08/04/1992. Odin Mine, lead mine (part of complex), Edale, High Peak Estate. 0.5.
- <5> SZE42381 - Photograph - black and white: 08/04/1992. Odin Mine, lead mine (part of complex), Edale, High Peak Estate. 0.5.
- <6> SZE455 - Article in serial: H E Chatburn. 1961. Recollections of a descent to the Cart Gate of the Odin Mine. 1. 4.
- <7> SZE1388 - Article in serial: M E Smith. The Odin Mine, Castleton, Derbyshire. 1.
- <8> SZE142 - Graphic material: P Pedley. Gritstone Crushing Wheel, Odin Mine, Castleton, Deryshire.
Other Statuses and References
- HER/SMR Reference (External): 3327
- National Monuments Record Reference: SK18SW6
Associated Events
- ENA1041 - Field Survey, The National Trust Archaeological Survey, 1986 - Edale (High Peak), Derbyshire
- ENA1103 - Field Survey, Survey at Odin Mine, 1989, Edale
Associated Finds
None Recorded
Related Records
- Related to: Odin Mine Complex, Castleton (Group Record) (Monument) - 60466*0 / MNA112436
- Related to: Roadside Revetment and possible blocked adit, Odin Mine, Castleton, Edale (Monument) - 60466*5 / MNA203341