Monument record MDR1341 - Hard Rake Mine, Ashford-in-the-Water
Type and Period (3)
- MINE SHAFT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HORSE WHIM (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- LEAD MINE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Large mineshaft, c.1840, with nearby gin circle in Hard Rake Plantation. Has connections to Magpie Mine to the East. (1).
Hard Rake mine, in the plantation, has a capped engine shaft with an adjacent walled gin circle and dressing floor, all on a high flat-topped hillock. (4).
Farey mentions Hard Rake Mine in 1811 as a lead and calamine (zinc oxide) mine. The principal work at the mine was carried out in the 1840s. (5).
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDR19109 Bibliographic reference: Hill, R (PPJPB). 1985. Peak Park Treasures. C8; Willies, L M; 1973.
- <2> SDR18971 Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Slide Collection. 458.1-2.
- <3> SDR19111 Index: Council for British Archaeology (CBA). CBA Industrial Archaeology Report Card. Hardrake Mine Shaft.
- <4> SDR19821 Bibliographic reference: Barnatt, J. 2004. An Inventory of Regionally & Nationally Important Lead Mining Sites in the Peak District. Vol. 2: Corpus of Sites. No.63, pp 89-90.
- <6> SDR20309 Unpublished document: Taylor, H (PDNPA). 1999. Hard Rake, Ashford-in-the-Water, Derbyshire, archaeological survey, 1999. Nos. 4,6,8-11, pp 10-11.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 1612 6812 (85m by 61m) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ASHFORD IN THE WATER, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Feb 20 2015 10:53AM