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Carnarvon New Pit iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed is a nineteenth-century industrial monument located south west of Heather House in Somerset. The site comprises an iron mine working together with associated railway infrastructure, reflecting the expansion of mineral extraction and transport during the industrial period. The trackbed represents part of the mineral railway network that connected mining operations to wider distribution networks, facilitating the movement of extracted iron ore. The monument survives as evidence of Somerset's role in industrial-era iron extraction and the transport systems that supported contemporary mining activity.
Carnarvon New Pit iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 300m south west of Heather House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021352. View the official record →
Carnarvon New Pit iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed is a nineteenth-century industrial monument located south west of Heather House in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021352.
Carnarvon New Pit iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 300m south west of Heather House 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 1021352.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Raleigh's Cross iron mine, 310m south east of Heather House (0.5 km), Bowl barrow 470m north of Brendon Hill Farm (0.8 km), Huish Champflower Barrow (0.8 km).
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