Site record MDR24085 - Mining Pits, Off Lower Somercotes, Somercotes
Type and Period (1)
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Medieval to Stuart - 1300 AD? to 1700 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Mining pits, off Lower Somercotes, Somercotes, possibly of 14th to 17th century date.
Features identified as mining pits, largely corresponding to anomalies recorded by an earlier geophysical survey, were recorded by excavation during trial trenching in 2022: 'Several mining pits were identified in nine trenches at the central and eastern part of site. Although most of these are undated artefactually, most likely they are evidence of coal and ironstone deposits mined as early as the 14th century, with extensive exploitation during the 16th and 17th centuries. Mechanically excavated sondages were not able to determine the depth and exact morphology of these features, but some CBM [ceramic building material] fragments were retrieved from Pit 1102 were dated to broadly modern period.' (1)
These features were recorded by a geophysical survey carried out in 2018. (2)
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SDR24837 Unpublished document: Wolf, A and J Heitor (Cotswold Archaeology). 2023. Land at Lower Somercotes, Alfreton, Derbyshire: Archaeological Evaluation.
- <2> SDR24892 Unpublished document: Swinbank, L and H Kesterton (Magnitude Surveys). 2018. Geophysical Survey Report of Land at Lower Somercotes, Alfreton.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 4324 5316 (288m by 147m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOMERCOTES, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- EDR5331
- EDR5270
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Record last edited
Aug 21 2024 3:22PM