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Coal mining remains in Lount Wood is a scheduled ancient monument comprising surface and subsurface evidence of coal extraction activity in Leicestershire. The site preserves physical traces of mining operations, including earthworks and worked ground that reflect the industrial exploitation of local coal deposits. The remains date from the medieval and early modern periods, when small-scale coal mining contributed to regional resource use before the development of larger-scale industrial extraction. This monument is significant as evidence of pre-industrial mining practices and the long history of coal utilisation in the English Midlands.
Coal mining remains in Lount Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018465. View the official record →
Coal mining remains in Lount Wood is a scheduled ancient monument comprising surface and subsurface evidence of coal extraction activity in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018465.
Coal mining remains in Lount Wood 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 1018465.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coal mining remains at Birch Coppice and Rough Park, 950m and 1.5km south of Smoile Farm (1.5 km), Coal mining remains 600m south west of Smoile Farm (1.8 km), Coal mining remains at The Conery, 500m south of Coleorton Hall (2.1 km).
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