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Monument record MDR8798 - Moss Rake, Tideswell

Type and Period (3)

  • (Stuart to Victorian - 1670 AD to 1880 AD)
  • (Stuart to Victorian - 1670 AD to 1880 AD)
  • (Stuart to Victorian - 1670 AD to 1880 AD)

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Full Description

Similar to Shuttle rake, in that it is the last remaining unreworked part of Moss Rake. Moss Rake is 4 miles long, from Bradwell and was one of the major ore veins. It was worked from at least the 1670's to the 1880's. This portion has been hillocked with some slight disturbance, some open cuts, belland yards, sluice pits, shafts etc. (1).

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Personal Observation: Rieuwerts, J. 1990. Pers. Comm..

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Location

Grid reference SK 1384 7976 (point) (Approximate)
Civil Parish TIDESWELL, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jul 18 2014 6:28PM

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