Summary
Twenty meters north of the adit is a scoop into the slope, 3.8m by 2.4m, which is the remains of a water blast shafts constructed to aid ventilation of Robsons level before its intended connection to other mine levels.
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Monument Types
- VENTILATION SHAFT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Description
Twenty meters north of the adit is a scoop into the slope, 3.8m by 2.4m, which is the remains of a water blast shafts constructed to aid ventilation of Robsons level (20118*1) before its intended connection to other mine levels. The iron water tube still survives; it passes through the centre of the hollow and can be seen entering the adit on a photograph published by Ian Tyler (Tyler, I. 1995, 174). Ian Tyler (Tyler, I. 1995, 167) states that although the water for the blast shaft was supplied by Newhouse Gill at first, a leat was dug to bring a more reliable supply from Sourmilk Gill. No trace of the leat was found close to the blast shaft but this is not surprising since the ground is heavily covered with brash from the plantation. There is no indication of where the leat crossed the stone wall that separates Sourmilk Gill from the blast shaft (Lax, A. 1995).
References
- SNA61977 - Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology North. 2007. Historic Landscape Survey of Borrowdale, Cumbria.
- SZI7756 - Monograph: I Tyler. 1995. Seathwaite Wad.
Other Statuses and References
None Recorded
Associated Events
- ENA4020 - Field Survey, Historic Landscape Survey of Borrowdale, Cumbria
Associated Finds
None Recorded
Related Records
- Related to: Graphite (Wad) Mine on Seathwaite Farm, Borrowdale (Monument) - 20118 / MNA119961