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Burrow Farm iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed is a scheduled ancient monument located in Somerset, comprising the remains of an iron mining operation and associated transport infrastructure. The site includes visible evidence of the mine workings and a preserved section of the mineral railway trackbed that served to transport ore from the mine, reflecting the industrial exploitation of the area's iron resources. The monument dates to the post-medieval and industrial period, documenting Somerset's involvement in iron extraction during the centuries of industrial development. The surviving remains of both the extractive works and the railway infrastructure provide material evidence of the technological and commercial systems that supported metal mining and processing in early modern and modern Somerset.
Burrow Farm iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 350m north east of Burrow Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021353. View the official record →
Burrow Farm iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed is a scheduled ancient monument located in Somerset, comprising the remains of an iron mining operation and associated transport infrastructure.
Burrow Farm iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 350m north east of Burrow Farm 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 1021353.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 470m north of Brendon Hill Farm (0.6 km), Carnarvon New Pit iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 300m south west of Heather House (1.1 km), Raleigh's Cross iron mine, 310m south east of Heather House (1.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Burrow Farm iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 350m north east of Burrow Farm'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.
Burrow Farm iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 350m north east of Burrow Farm stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.