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Coal mining remains and brick works on Catherton Common is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the physical evidence of industrial extraction and manufacture dating from the post-medieval period. The site preserves surface remains and subsurface features associated with coal mining operations and brick production, activities that exploited the geological resources of the Catherton Common area in Shropshire. These remains represent the industrial heritage of the region and document the methods and scale of small-scale extractive industries that developed to serve local and regional demand. The monument's survival provides archaeological evidence of the transition from rural to proto-industrial land use in the early modern period.
Coal mining remains and brick works on Catherton Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014869. View the official record →
Coal mining remains and brick works on Catherton Common is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the physical evidence of industrial extraction and manufacture dating from the post-medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014869.
Coal mining remains and brick works on Catherton Common 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 1014869.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Woodhouse moated friary of Hopton Wafers (2.3 km), Coal mining remains at Cornbrook on Clee Hill (2.4 km), Ring cairn and two round cairns on Hoare Edge, 550m south east of Nine Springs Farm (3 km).
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