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Black Rakes, Welshmans Venture and Bondog Hole Mines, and Merry Tom and Thumper Sitch Levels

England
List entry 1412515
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1412515
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
27.26 hectares
Grid reference
SK2653156156
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Black Rakes, Welshmans Venture and Bondog Hole Mines, and Merry Tom and Thumper Sitch Levels is a complex of lead and fluorspar mining remains located in Derbyshire. The site comprises multiple mining operations dating primarily to the medieval and early modern periods, reflecting the intensive mineral extraction that characterised the Derbyshire Peak District. The workings include surface evidence of mines, soughs (drainage adits), and associated features that demonstrate the technical and organisational development of lead mining in the region over several centuries. These monuments represent important archaeological evidence for the history of metal mining in England and the industrial heritage of the Derbyshire lead fields.

Black Rakes, Welshmans Venture and Bondog Hole Mines, and Merry Tom and Thumper Sitch Levels is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1412515. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Black Rakes, Welshmans Venture and Bondog Hole Mines, and Merry Tom and Thumper Sitch Levels?

Black Rakes, Welshmans Venture and Bondog Hole Mines, and Merry Tom and Thumper Sitch Levels is a complex of lead and fluorspar mining remains located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1412515.

Who is responsible for protecting Black Rakes, Welshmans Venture and Bondog Hole Mines, and Merry Tom and Thumper Sitch Levels?

Black Rakes, Welshmans Venture and Bondog Hole Mines, and Merry Tom and Thumper Sitch Levels 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 1412515.

What other scheduled monuments are near Black Rakes, Welshmans Venture and Bondog Hole Mines, and Merry Tom and Thumper Sitch Levels?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement and part of an open field system, 250m north west of Callow Hall (4.2 km), Callow Hall moated site (4.4 km), Bank Top bowl barrow (6.6 km).

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This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Black Rakes, Welshmans Venture and Bondog Hole Mines, and Merry Tom and Thumper Sitch Levels's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Medieval settlement and part of an open field system, 250m north west of Callow Hall
4.2 km
Callow Hall moated site
4.4 km
Bank Top bowl barrow
6.6 km
Bank Top oval barrow
6.6 km
Standing cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church
6.6 km
Anglian high cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church
6.6 km
Two bowl barrows on Stand Low
7.4 km
Moated site north of Dannah Farm
7.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Black Rakes, Welshmans Venture and Bondog Hole Mines, and Merry Tom and Thumper Sitch Levels

Black Rakes, Welshmans Venture and Bondog Hole Mines, and Merry Tom and Thumper Sitch Levels stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

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