Summary
One of the plans made by Farey c.1818 shows a strip of ground extending from a point about 50m east of Old Men's Level (20118*5), up the hill onto the moor which is described as the 'space trenched in 1814 in search of Flote Wad or Gravel Wad'.
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Most Recent Monitoring
None Recorded
Monument Types
- PROSPECTING PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Description
One of the plans made by Farey c.1818 shows a strip of ground extending from a point about 50m east of Old Men's Level (20118*5), up the hill onto the moor which is described as the 'space trenched in 1814 in search of Flote Wad or Gravel Wad'. Although there is no surface evidence of large scale investigations in this area there are three small hollows (20118*61-63) which may have been dug at this time. One of these (20118*61) is situated just above the track and is a maximum of 5.5m wide (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- --- SNA61977 - Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology North. 2007.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