Four Trenches NE of Common Mine (Stage), Borrowdale

Record ID:  25601 / MNA116558
Record type:  Monument
Protected Status: Scheduled Monument, World Heritage Site
NT Property:  Borrowdale; North
Civil Parish:  Borrowdale; Allerdale; Cumbria
Grid Reference:  NY 230 129
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Summary

The longest trench is angled and measures 3.0m wide and 0.5m deep. Its edges are quite sharp and well-defined suggesting it is relatively late. The pit at the southern end of the trench is 3.0m by 4.2m and 0.9m deep.

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Monument Types

  • TRENCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Description

On the northeastern side of the adit (20118*30) are a group of four trial trenches. The longest trench is angled and measures 3.0m wide and 0.5m deep. Its edges are quite sharp and well-defined suggesting it is relatively late. The pit at the southern end of the trench is 3.0m by 4.2m and 0.9m deep. The other two short trenches are not more than 0.5m deep (Lax, A. 1995).

References

  • SNA61977 - Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology North. 2007. Historic Landscape Survey of Borrowdale, Cumbria.

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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