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Alnwick Moor bell pits is a complex of post-medieval mineral extraction sites located in Northumberland. The site comprises a series of bell pits, characteristic shallow mining features with enlarged chambers at depth, which were employed for extracting coal and other minerals from relatively shallow seams during the 17th and 18th centuries. The pits represent an important phase in the industrial history of the region before the development of deeper shaft mining techniques. The surface expression of these workings remains visible as a pattern of subsidence features and pit heads across the moorland landscape.
Alnwick Moor bell pits is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006419. View the official record →
Alnwick Moor bell pits is a complex of post-medieval mineral extraction sites located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006419.
Alnwick Moor bell pits is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006419.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Edlingham Castle fortified manor and solar tower (1.7 km), Edlingham deserted village (1.9 km), Prehistoric rock art 315m NNW of Wellhope (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Alnwick Moor bell pits's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Alnwick Moor bell pits stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.