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Coal mining remains at Cornbrook on Clee Hill is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the physical traces of coal extraction activity on the Shropshire hillside. The site dates from the early modern period onwards, reflecting the industrial exploitation of coal seams in this locality. The remains include surface features and subsidence patterns characteristic of shallow coal mining operations, which represent an important phase in the economic history of the region prior to large-scale industrial development. These archaeological deposits document the working landscape and extractive practices of pre-industrial and early industrial Shropshire.
Coal mining remains at Cornbrook on Clee Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018470. View the official record →
Coal mining remains at Cornbrook on Clee Hill is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the physical traces of coal extraction activity on the Shropshire hillside.
Coal mining remains at Cornbrook on Clee Hill 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 1018470.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring cairn and two round cairns on Hoare Edge, 550m south east of Nine Springs Farm (1.3 km), Coal mining remains immediately north east of Horseditch House on Clee Hill (1.7 km), Limeworks at The Novers (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Coal mining remains at Cornbrook on Clee Hill'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.
Coal mining remains at Cornbrook on Clee Hill stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.