Mine/Adit & Spoilheap, Borrowdale

Record ID:  25623 / MNA118805
Record type:  Monument
Protected Status: World Heritage Site
NT Property:  Borrowdale; North
Civil Parish:  Borrowdale; Allerdale; Cumbria
Grid Reference:  NY 228 130
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Summary

The spoilheap from a large adit cut into the slope, he platform is 6.7m in diameter and 1.6m high. The adit is about 3.7m wide and is 1.5m deep. The interior is covered with several large boulders up to 1m across.

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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

The spoilheap from a large adit cut into the slope also overlies spoilheap (20118*50). The platform is 6.7m in diameter and 1.6m high. The adit is about 3.7m wide and is 1.5m deep. Its interior is covered with several large boulders up to 1m across. There is a small hollow perpendicular to the main adit at one end (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  • SNA61977 - Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology North. 2007.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