Summary
About 80m uphill from Gilbert's Stage is another spoil heap which extends downslope for 33m and is of no great depth
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Monument Types
- SPOIL HEAP (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- GRAPHITE MINE (Early 17th C to Late 19th C - 1619 AD to 1900 AD)
Description
About 80m uphill from Gilbert's Stage is another spoil heap. Although it extends downslope for 33m it is of no great depth, most of the material having spread out because of the steep gradient of the natural slope. The platform at the top measures 4.4m by 3.1m; on it is a corner of walling that only survives to foundation level. It is possible that this is the site of the Old Men's East Level which is marked as a small adit on Farey's 1821 map but it may also be where old deads from the adjacent Old Men's Stage (20118*5) were moved downhill and resorted during a lean spell at the mine (Lax, A. 1988).
References
- SNA61977 - Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology North. 2007. Historic Landscape Survey of Borrowdale, Cumbria.
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