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Gorseydale lead mines, 300m north and 650m north west of Moor Farm

England
List entry 1016291
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016291
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
6.78 hectares
Grid reference
SK 25220 59432, SK 24877 59726
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Gorseydale lead mines is an ancient monument in Derbyshire comprising the remains of lead mining workings located north of Moor Farm. The site represents evidence of metalliferous extraction activity within the Derbyshire lead mining field, a region of significant industrial importance from the medieval period onwards. The physical remains consist of surface features associated with lead ore extraction and processing, typical of small-scale mining operations characteristic of this landscape. The monument is designated for its archaeological value in demonstrating the extent and character of lead mining activity in the Peak District.

Gorseydale lead mines, 300m north and 650m north west of Moor Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016291. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Gorseydale lead mines, 300m north and 650m north west of Moor Farm?

Gorseydale lead mines is an ancient monument in Derbyshire comprising the remains of lead mining workings located north of Moor Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016291.

Who is responsible for protecting Gorseydale lead mines, 300m north and 650m north west of Moor Farm?

Gorseydale lead mines, 300m north and 650m north west of Moor Farm 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 1016291.

What other scheduled monuments are near Gorseydale lead mines, 300m north and 650m north west of Moor Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Carsington Pasture, 800m south east of Brassington Brickworks (5.2 km), Carsington Pasture, Nickalum, Perserverance, West Head, Break Hollow and other small mines and medieval field boundaries (5.6 km), Standing cross in the churchyard of St Mary's Church (6.5 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
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.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow on Carsington Pasture, 800m south east of Brassington Brickworks
5.2 km
Carsington Pasture, Nickalum, Perserverance, West Head, Break Hollow and other small mines and medieval field boundaries
5.6 km
Standing cross in the churchyard of St Mary's Church
6.5 km
Medieval settlement and part of an open field system, 250m north west of Callow Hall
7.6 km
Callow Hall moated site
7.8 km
Standing cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church
8 km
Anglian high cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church
8 km
Bank Top bowl barrow
8.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Gorseydale lead mines, 300m north and 650m north west of Moor Farm

Gorseydale lead mines, 300m north and 650m north west of Moor Farm stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

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