Summary
Warsett Hill, Prospection Pits II, OAN Site Number 287
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Most Recent Monitoring
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Monument Types
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (1840s-1850s, Mid 19th C - 1840 AD to 1860 AD)
Description
A series of 25+ prospection pits each measuring approximately 15m to 20m in diameter by 1m-1.5m deep. The shallow scoops curve around most of the eastern and northern lower slopes of Warsett Hill. The overall area measures at least 335m long east to west by 115m wide. There are additional pits located to the east (OAN Site 225). From Chapman, 1973
"A mile or so from Brotton mine the railway curves round the top of Huntcliff and here the main seam outcrops near the edge of the cliff. In the 1840s and 1850s quarrying had taken place here with shipments from the beach below..."
References
- --- SNA62467 - National Trust Report: Schofield, Peter. 2007. National Trust Holdings on the North Yorkshire Coast: Historic Landscape Survey Report.
Designations
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Other Statuses and References
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Associated Events
- ENA4286 - Field Survey, Historic Landscape Survey of the Yorkshire Coastal Properties
Associated Finds
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Related Records
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