Summary
he spoilheap is of irregular shape; at its widest point it is 14.8m wide and it is about 24m long. At the front of the spoilheap the waste material is small (less than 0.15m across) but at the back the deads are up to 0.5m across.
Identification Images (0)
Monument Types
- SPOIL HEAP (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- ADIT (Early 19th C to Late 19th C - 1811 AD to 1900 AD)
- GRAPHITE MINE (Early 19th C to Late 19th C - 1811 AD to 1900 AD)
- BOTHY (miners hut, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Description
The start of an area of intense mining activity is marked by the large spoilheap of Common Stage which was driven in 1811, according to Ian Tyler (Tyler, I. 1995, 132) with little success. The spoilheap is of irregular shape; at its widest point it is 14.8m wide and it is about 24m long. At the front of the spoilheap the waste material is small (less than 0.15m across) but at the back the deads are up to 0.5m across. The adit, which is straight, measures 1.4m wide and 0.9m high at its mouth where a section of revetment wall survives on either side. On the western side of the adit are the remains of a square stone hut measuring 2.1m by 1.95m internally. The drystone walls are 0.6m thick and survive to a height of 1.1m. There is a single entrance from the adit, 1.2m wide. Parallel with the adit and adjacent to the building is an open rectangular hollow 2.5m wide and 0.8m deep. Its interior is partly stony; it is uncertain wether it represents the remains of another adit or the site of an earlier building (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- SNA61977 - Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology North. 2007.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