Mine/Adit (Trial) and Spoilheap, Borrowdale

Record ID:  25603 / MNA118507
Record type:  Monument
Protected Status: Scheduled Monument, World Heritage Site
NT Property:  Borrowdale; North
Civil Parish:  Borrowdale; Allerdale; Cumbria
Grid Reference:  NY 229 129
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Summary

Cut into the natural slope is a trial adit, 3.6m wide and 1.15m deep, with a tiny platform of spoil 2.3m wide and 1.2m high (Lax, A. 1995).

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Monument Types

  • SPOIL HEAP (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • GRAPHITE MINE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • ADIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Description

Cut into the natural slope is a trial adit, 3.6m wide and 1.15m deep, with a tiny platform of spoil 2.3m wide and 1.2m 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  • SNA61977 - Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology North. 2007.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