Mine/Adit & Spoilheap, Borrowdale

Record ID:  25627 / MNA118616
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

Spoilheap, 8.0m wide and 1.0m high. The adit is 3.8m wide and 0.9m deep. Adjacent to the adit is a circular scoop into the slope, 2.5m in diameter and 0.7m deep, which may have been a trial.

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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)

Description

Immediately to the north of (20118*56) is another spoilheap, 8.0m wide and 1.0m high. The adit is 3.8m wide and 0.9m deep. Adjacent to the adit is a circular scoop into the slope, 2.5m in diameter and 0.7m deep, which may have been a trial (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  • SNA61977 - Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology North. 2007.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