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Cackle Mackle and Stadford Hollow lead mines on Longstone Moor

England
List entry 1017754
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017754
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
30.77 hectares
Grid reference
SK 18894 74097, SK 19170 73975
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

I have insufficient reliable scholarly information about Cackle Mackle and Stadford Hollow lead mines on Longstone Moor to provide factually accurate details beyond their listing as a designated monument. Longstone Moor in Derbyshire does contain evidence of historical lead mining activity, and the National Heritage List entry 1017754 confirms their formal recognition as an ancient monument. Lead mining in the Derbyshire Peak District represents an important phase of the region's extractive industries, with evidence of workings ranging across several centuries. Without access to verified archaeological surveys or historical studies specific to these two mines, I cannot reliably characterise their precise dating, physical extent, or individual historical significance beyond their designation status.

Cackle Mackle and Stadford Hollow lead mines on Longstone Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017754. View the official record →

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What is Cackle Mackle and Stadford Hollow lead mines on Longstone Moor?

I have insufficient reliable scholarly information about Cackle Mackle and Stadford Hollow lead mines on Longstone Moor to provide factually accurate details beyond their listing as a designated monument.

Who is responsible for protecting Cackle Mackle and Stadford Hollow lead mines on Longstone Moor?

Cackle Mackle and Stadford Hollow lead mines on Longstone Moor 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 1017754.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cackle Mackle and Stadford Hollow lead mines on Longstone Moor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Grindlow bowl barrow (7.2 km), Lathkill Dale and Mandale mines and soughs (8.2 km), Bowl barrow on Haddon Fields (8.4 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Grindlow bowl barrow
7.2 km
Lathkill Dale and Mandale mines and soughs
8.2 km
Bowl barrow on Haddon Fields
8.4 km
Conksbury deserted medieval settlement
8.7 km
Nether Haddon medieval settlement and part of an open field system, Romano-British field system and lead mining remains, 600m south west of Haddon Hall
8.9 km
Meadow Place bowl barrow
9 km
Bowl barrow on Haddon Fields
9.1 km
Calling Low bowl barrow
9.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cackle Mackle and Stadford Hollow lead mines on Longstone Moor

Cackle Mackle and Stadford Hollow lead mines on Longstone Moor stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

Domesday entry for Litton, Derbyshire →
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