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.
Identification Images (0)
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- SNA61977 - Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology North. 2007.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.
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