Mine/Adit, Spoilheap and Hut, Borrowdale

Record ID:  25628 / MNA117904
Record type:  Monument
Protected Status: World Heritage Site
NT Property:  Borrowdale; North
Civil Parish:  Borrowdale; Allerdale; Cumbria
Grid Reference:  NY 228 131
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Summary

Adit is 4.9m wide and 1m deep with a small hole at its far end which drops down into the water-filled interior.

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Monument Types

  • ADIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPOIL HEAP (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • GRAPHITE MINE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BOTHY (miners hut, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Description

At the mouth of the adit is a stone, open-fronted hut about 1.2m by 1.9m internally. The walls are of rubble and are 0.8m wide. The spoilheap is 10.0m across on top and 2.9m high (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  • SNA61977 - Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology North. 2007.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