Mine (Adit) in W slope of Newhouse Gill (Possibly Herthingtons illegal mine), Borrowdale

Record ID:  25584 / MNA118139
Record type:  Monument
Protected Status: Scheduled Monument, World Heritage Site
NT Property:  Borrowdale; North
Civil Parish:  Borrowdale; Allerdale; Cumbria
Grid Reference:  NY 230 127
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Summary

On the western side of Newhouse Gill is an adit cut into the slope. Most of the entrance has collapsed but some of the interior remains visible through a small hole

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Most Recent Monitoring

None Recorded

Monument Types

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

Description

On the western side of Newhouse Gill is an adit cut into the slope. Most of the entrance has collapsed but some of the interior remains visible through a small hole. Ian Tyler (Tyler, I. 1995. 91, 192) seems to identify this as the remains of William Hetherington's 'copper' level, dug c.1750 but the confusion over the history of the level makes this identification uncertain (Lax, A. 1995).

References

  • --- SNA61977 - Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology North. 2007.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

  • --- SZI7756 - Monograph: I Tyler. 1995. Seathwaite Wad.

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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