Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBurrow Farm iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 350m north east of Burrow Farm

Burrow Farm iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 350m north east of Burrow Farm

England
List entry 1021353
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021353
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.62 hectares
Grid reference
ST 00963 34490
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Burrow Farm iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 350m north east of Burrow Farm?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Burrow Farm iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 350m north east of Burrow Farm?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Burrow Farm iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 350m north east of Burrow Farm?

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).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Burrow Farm iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 350m north east of Burrow Farm

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.