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Monument record MDR14017 - Placket Lead Mines (north-west), off Birchover Lane, Winster

Type and Period (3)

  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Placket Mines consists of a deep engine shaft which gives access to very extensive pipe and vein workings of great potential interest. Little detail of the character is yet recorded, but a long underground buddle has been noted. (1) As with neighbouring Elton, the village is surrounded by former lead-mining sites but with little significant impact in terms of structures despite the former existences of well known mines in the local vicinity. Capped shafts are typical of many sites. The area around Oddo to the west of the parish church is dotted with old workings and there are many to both the east and west of Uppertown Lane between Winster and Birchover. (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Barnatt, J. 2004. An Inventory of Regionally & Nationally Important Lead Mining Sites in the Peak District. Vol. 2: Corpus of Sites. p 197 site no. U 17.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D (ed.). 1997. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology. A Gazetteer of Sites. Part IV. Derbyshire Dales.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 2373 6106 (26m by 23m)
Civil Parish WINSTER, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Dec 5 2014 10:24AM

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