Mine/Adit, Spoilheap and Hut, Borrowdale

Record ID:  25629 / MNA119742
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

To the east (of 20118*58) is an adit, spoilheap and hut of such layout that the two are almost certainly of similar dates.

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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)
  • BOTHY (miners hut, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Description

The spoilheap is larger measuring 13.1m by 12m and is 2.8m high. The hut of the same open fronted design, is 1.3m by 1.4m internally and the walls are a maximum of 0.7m high. The adit is 4.3m wide and about 1m wide (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  • SNA61977 - Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology North. 2007.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