remains of Platform, Mill at Wad Mine, Borrowdale

Record ID:  25635 / MNA119205
Record type:  Monument
Protected Status: Scheduled Monument, World Heritage Site
NT Property:  Borrowdale; North
Civil Parish:  Borrowdale; Allerdale; Cumbria
Grid Reference:  NY 2334 1224
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Summary

The platform for the rest of the mill has been cut out of the natural slope; it measures 12.2m by 7.5m and the back scarp is 2.5m high. Part of the concrete flooring still survives here (Lax, A. 1995).

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Monument Types

  • PLATFORM (Late 19th C - 1887 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WATER CHANNEL (Late 19th C - 1887 AD to 1900 AD)

Description

The platform for the rest of the mill has been cut out of the natural slope; it measures 12.2m by 7.5m and the back scarp is 2.5m high. Part of the concrete flooring still survives here (Lax, A. 1995).


This is associated with another part of the mill (20118*65). (Siddall, J. 1998).

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  • SNA61977 - Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology North. 2007.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