Monument record MDR13989 - Brown Edge, White Great Rake and Lickpenny Mines, Lickpenny Lane, Winster
Type and Period (4)
- LEAD MINE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- MINE SHAFT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- LEAT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUDDLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Brown Edge, White Great Rake and Lickpenny Mines are extensive hillocks on pipes and veins, with many ploughed-over or removed, but with intact examples and several shafts. The remains include six fine examples of buddle dams, a water leat from a shaft to buddle dams, a well-preserved stone-lined water channel from shaft to stone-lined buddle, and two or possibly three gin circles including a good example on a flat-topped hillock. (1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDR19821 Bibliographic reference: Barnatt, J. 2004. An Inventory of Regionally & Nationally Important Lead Mining Sites in the Peak District. Vol. 2: Corpus of Sites. p 123-4, site no. 91.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 2337 6003 (352m by 295m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WINSTER, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jul 18 2013 2:28PM