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Haigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park House

England
List entry 1017064
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017064
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SD 59107 07149
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Haigh Sough mine drainage portal is a 19th-century mining installation located 310 metres west of Park House in Lancashire. The structure served as the entrance to an underground drainage adit system designed to manage water extraction from coal mining operations in the Haigh area. Such soughs were essential infrastructure for deep mining, allowing operators to drain groundwater and maintain safe working conditions underground. The portal represents the practical engineering solutions employed by the coal industry during the industrial period in Lancashire.

Haigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017064. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Haigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park House?

Haigh Sough mine drainage portal is a 19th-century mining installation located 310 metres west of Park House in Lancashire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017064.

Who is responsible for protecting Haigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park House?

Haigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park House 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 1017064.

What other scheduled monuments are near Haigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mabs Cross on Standishgate, 20m west of Mabs Cross School building (1.1 km), The Moat House moated site 600m WNW of St David's Church (2.2 km), Cross base on Standish Wood Lane 700m south east of Standish Hall (3.3 km).

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Domesday
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Mabs Cross on Standishgate, 20m west of Mabs Cross School building
1.1 km
The Moat House moated site 600m WNW of St David's Church
2.2 km
Cross base on Standish Wood Lane 700m south east of Standish Hall
3.3 km
Gidlow Hall moated site, Aspull, 560m NNE of Pennington Hall
3.4 km
Moated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near Wigan
3.6 km
Cross base on Green Lane 300m north of Strickland House Farm, Standish
3.7 km
Cross base at the junction of Standish Green Lane, Standish Wood Lane and Beech Walk, 200m NNW of Strickland House Farm, Standish
3.8 km
Market cross in the marketplace to the west of St Wilfrid's Church, Standish
4.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Haigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park House

Haigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park House stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.

The wider landscape

Around Haigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park House

Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648Battle (1648) · ~8 miles
Domesday entry for holland, Cheshire →
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