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Barrowmouth gypsum and alabaster mine at Saltom Bay

England

List entry 1021106

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1021106

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

4.08 hectares

Grid reference

NX 95924 15813

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Barrowmouth gypsum and alabaster mine at Saltom Bay is a post-medieval extractive site located on the Cumberland coast near Whitehaven. The mine represents industrial activity focused on the exploitation of gypsum and alabaster deposits, minerals valued for decorative and building purposes from the early modern period onwards. The site's physical remains include evidence of mining operations typical of small-scale quarrying enterprises of its era, reflecting the local geology and coastal accessibility that made such extraction economically viable. This monument contributes to understanding the industrial heritage of the Cumbrian coast during the period of early modern economic development.

Barrowmouth gypsum and alabaster mine at Saltom Bay is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021106. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Barrowmouth gypsum and alabaster mine at Saltom Bay?

Barrowmouth gypsum and alabaster mine at Saltom Bay is a post-medieval extractive site located on the Cumberland coast near Whitehaven. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021106.

Who is responsible for protecting Barrowmouth gypsum and alabaster mine at Saltom Bay?

Barrowmouth gypsum and alabaster mine at Saltom Bay 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 1021106.

What other scheduled monuments are near Barrowmouth gypsum and alabaster mine at Saltom Bay?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Saltom coal pit (1.6 km), Haig Colliery (1.9 km), Duke Pit fan house (2.5 km).

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Monuments

The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.

Battlefields

The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.

Roman Britain

The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.

Domesday

The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.

Civil War

The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.

Geology

The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.

LiDAR

Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.

Local Names

What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.

Historical Maps

Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.

Literature

The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.

Legal

The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Whitehaven Old Fort, an 18th century coastal battery overlooking Whitehaven Harbour and an associated lime kiln, 80m west of the southern end of Old Quay

2.7 km

Old quay and old quay lighthouse

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Barrowmouth gypsum and alabaster mine at Saltom Bay

Barrowmouth gypsum and alabaster mine at Saltom Bay stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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