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Engine Sough and associated nucleated lead mine, 500m south of Mam Tor

England
List entry 1014596
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014596
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.26 hectares
Grid reference
SK 12743 83253
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Engine Sough is a lead mine drainage system located near Mam Tor in Derbyshire that dates to the eighteenth century. The sough represents an important phase in the industrial exploitation of the Peak District's lead deposits, functioning as an underground adit designed to drain water from the mine workings and facilitate deeper extraction of ore. The associated nucleated settlement reflects the infrastructure required to support lead mining operations during this period of intensive mineral working. The site exemplifies the technological and social developments in English lead mining during the Industrial Revolution era.

Engine Sough and associated nucleated lead mine, 500m south of Mam Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014596. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Engine Sough and associated nucleated lead mine, 500m south of Mam Tor?

Engine Sough is a lead mine drainage system located near Mam Tor in Derbyshire that dates to the eighteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014596.

Who is responsible for protecting Engine Sough and associated nucleated lead mine, 500m south of Mam Tor?

Engine Sough and associated nucleated lead mine, 500m south of Mam Tor 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 1014596.

What other scheduled monuments are near Engine Sough and associated nucleated lead mine, 500m south of Mam Tor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Tong bowl barrow and long barrow (6.3 km), Standing cross known as Wheston Cross (6.8 km), Bowl barrow on Withery Low (7.1 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

The Tong bowl barrow and long barrow
6.3 km
Standing cross known as Wheston Cross
6.8 km
Bowl barrow on Withery Low
7.1 km
Bowl barrow on Withery Low
7.2 km
One of two bowl barrows on Bole Hill
7.8 km
One of two bowl barrows on Bole Hill
7.9 km
Wind Low bowl barrow and standing cross
8.1 km
Long Low bowl barrow
8.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Engine Sough and associated nucleated lead mine, 500m south of Mam Tor

Engine Sough and associated nucleated lead mine, 500m south of Mam Tor stands on Bowland High Group And Craven Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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