Monument record MDR3800 - Bithoms Veins, Innocent Mines and Weet Sough, B5057, Winster
Type and Period (5)
- MINE SHAFT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SPOIL HEAP (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- STRIP LYNCHET (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUDDLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Area SK 24946087 Lynchets slanting down the contours are situated among lead mine shafts near Winster. (1) No lynchets are visible. The area comprises disused diggings, trial shafts, spoil mounds and roads contemporary with the workings. (2)
Bithoms Veins, Innocent Mines and Weet Sough is an extensive area of surviving hillocks, associated with a series of pipe and vein workings, overlaying medieval strip lynchets. There are a small number of capped shafts, several buddle dams, two possible ruined coes and ventilation shaft mounds on the line of Weet Sough. Stone beehive caps on a large number of shafts have been removed in recent years. The underground workings are known to have been extensive but there has been no known modern exploration. (3)
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDR8225 Bibliographic reference: Letter (Miss N. Kirkham, 15.7.50).
- <2> SDR6252 Personal Observation: F1 FDC 16-NOV-66.
- <3> 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 128-9, site no. 96.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 2497 6077 (501m by 396m) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOUTH DARLEY, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | WINSTER, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR1158
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Record last edited
Jul 18 2013 3:08PM