Scheduled Monuments›England›Bob Gin Pitt mine drainage system 520m south east of Wallington Hall

Bob Gin Pitt mine drainage system 520m south east of Wallington Hall

England

List entry 1020739

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1020739

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.18 hectares

Grid reference

NZ 03062 83728

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Bob Gin Pitt mine drainage system is a scheduled ancient monument located approximately 520 metres south-east of Wallington Hall in Northumberland. The site represents infrastructure associated with lead and other metal mining activity in the region, with the drainage system engineered to manage water extraction from underground workings. The monument dates to the post-medieval period when mining operations in this area were actively developed. The physical remains demonstrate the technical solutions employed by miners to facilitate extraction and maintain working conditions within the mine.

Bob Gin Pitt mine drainage system 520m south east of Wallington Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020739. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bob Gin Pitt mine drainage system 520m south east of Wallington Hall?

Bob Gin Pitt mine drainage system is a scheduled ancient monument located approximately 520 metres south-east of Wallington Hall in Northumberland.

Who is responsible for protecting Bob Gin Pitt mine drainage system 520m south east of Wallington Hall?

Bob Gin Pitt mine drainage system 520m south east of Wallington Hall 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 1020739.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bob Gin Pitt mine drainage system 520m south east of Wallington Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Capheaton tilery (2.2 km), Defended settlement, 450m NNW of Ferney Chesters (2.9 km), Standing stone and adjacent round cairn, 760m north east of East Shaftoe Hall (3.9 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

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Local Names

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Historical Maps

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

Literature

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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

Capheaton tilery

2.2 km

Defended settlement, 450m NNW of Ferney Chesters

2.9 km

Standing stone and adjacent round cairn, 760m north east of East Shaftoe Hall

3.9 km

Bowl barrow, 200m ENE of Shortflatt

6.3 km

Belsay tower house and attached unfortified wing, deserted medieval village, possible moated site, promontory fort and watch post

7.5 km

Standing stone on Bygate Hill, 660m north west of Bygate Farm

7.6 km

Medieval wayside cross, 190m east of Belsay Tower

7.6 km

Beacon and enclosure, 175m east of Mootlaw

8 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bob Gin Pitt mine drainage system 520m south east of Wallington Hall

Bob Gin Pitt mine drainage system 520m south east of Wallington Hall stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Bob Gin Pitt mine drainage system 520m south east of Wallington Hall

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~16.6 miles Battle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~11.2 miles Battle of Newburn Ford 1640Battle (1640) · ~14.6 miles

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