Summary
A relatively large spoilheap extends from the top of the natural slope; it is composed of large stones and is 10.6m wide across the top and 3.5m high.
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Monument Types
- TRENCH (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)
- ADIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Description
A relatively large spoilheap extends from the top of the natural slope; it is composed of large stones and is 10.6m wide across the top and 3.5m high. Although the adit is straight it sides are poorly preserved; it is about 4m wide and 1.2m deep. There are four small surface trenches around these workings which may have been dug to determine the position of the adit. The largest of these is a linear trench on the northeast side of the spoilheap. It is 8.6m long and 2.1m wide and although it is not more than 0.3m deep its sides are very sharply defined. There are three shorter trenches on the southwestern side of the adit which are not more than 1m wide and 0.6m deep (Lax, A. 1995).
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- SNA61977 - Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology North. 2007.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