Monument record MDR3455 - Lead mining landscape, ridge and furrow, field boundaries, Sprink Wood, Callow
Type and Period (3)
- LEAD MINE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Lead mining landscape in which traces of medieval ridge and furrow can be seen with linear earthen boundaries - possibly early post-medieval field boundaries enclosing the medieval fields - which are cut by the mining. Dream Hole Mine (SMR 3007) falls within the area, and was being mined during the early 1800s. Yokescliffe Mine (SMR 15502) is immediately to the north and lead rakes join the two. (1)
Yokecliffe Rake Mines - area south of Godreyhole and north of Pitty Wood. Callow Lane on west, Summer Lane housing development on east. An area of old shafts, surface features. Some natural caves utilised by miners have been left as when last worked in the late 19th century. (4)
An inventory of lead mining sites in the Peak District and immediate surrounds identified some of this area as a lead mining landscape of regional and national importance. The landscape includes both larger and smaller veins, as well as other above ground features. (5)
Part of the area to the south of Summer Lane, which comprises Dream Hole, Fox Holes and Sand Hole Mines, has been surveyed in more detail. It includes important surface hillocks, multiple smaller veins and underground workings which contain evidence for firesetting. (6)
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDR1301 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record (English Heritage). 1996. Aerial photograph NMR12951/22: 18/11/96.
- <2> SDR1303 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record (English Heritage). 1996. Aerial photograph NMR12951/24: 18/11/96.
- <3> SDR1304 Aerial Photograph: 1996. AP: NMR12951/25: 18/11/96.
- <4> SDR19111 Index: Council for British Archaeology (CBA). CBA Industrial Archaeology Report Card. Yokecliffe Rake Mines.
- <5> SDR19822 Bibliographic reference: Barnatt, J. 2004. An Inventory of Regionally & Nationally Important Lead Mining Sites in the Peak District. Vol. 1: Context, Inventory, Summary & Analyses. Site 10, p 23.
- <6> SDR19821 Bibliographic reference: Barnatt, J. 2004. An Inventory of Regionally & Nationally Important Lead Mining Sites in the Peak District. Vol. 2: Corpus of Sites. Site 117, pp 164-165.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 27450 53295 (876m by 771m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CALLOW, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR3850
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Record last edited
Dec 14 2017 4:42PM