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Haig Colliery

England

List entry 1017644

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1017644

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.19 hectares

Grid reference

NX 96713 17579

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Haig Colliery is a coal mine situated in Cumberland in the north-west of England. The colliery was developed in the twentieth century as part of the industrial expansion of the Cumberland coalfield. The site represents the mechanised coal extraction industry of the modern period and retains structures associated with mining operations. As a designated ancient monument, it is recognised for its significance to the industrial heritage of the region.

Haig Colliery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017644. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Haig Colliery?

Haig Colliery is a coal mine situated in Cumberland in the north-west of England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017644.

Who is responsible for protecting Haig Colliery?

Haig Colliery 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 1017644.

What other scheduled monuments are near Haig Colliery?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Saltom coal pit (0.4 km), Duke Pit fan house (0.5 km), Whitehaven Old Fort, an 18th century coastal battery overlooking Whitehaven Harbour and an associated lime kiln, 80m west of the southern end of Old Quay (0.8 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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Historical Maps

Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.

Literature

The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.

Legal

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Whitehaven Old Fort, an 18th century coastal battery overlooking Whitehaven Harbour and an associated lime kiln, 80m west of the southern end of Old Quay

0.8 km

Old quay and old quay lighthouse

0.8 km

Barrowmouth gypsum and alabaster mine at Saltom Bay

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Haig Colliery

Haig Colliery stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is siltstone and sandstone with subordinate mudstone.

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