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Monument record MDR12049 - Castledge Colliery - coal mine shafts and adit, Goyt Forest, Hartington Upper Quarter

Type and Period (2)

  • (Victorian to Mid 20th Century - 1850 AD to 1950 AD)
  • (Victorian to Mid 20th Century - 1850 AD to 1950 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

On the slope above the stream are between one and four bell pits dug into the thin Simmondley coal seam, together with a run-in adit with spoil heap. When the first working took place here is unclear but this is likely to have been in the late 18th or early 19th centuries. (1)

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Barnatt, J (PDNPA). 1994. The Goyt Valley, Hartington Upper Quarter, Derbyshire, archaeological survey, 1994. 148. p 37.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 0039 7433 (45m by 61m)
Civil Parish HARTINGTON UPPER QUARTER, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • EDR3759

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Record last edited

Mar 11 2015 2:17PM

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