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Haigh Sough mine drainage portal is a scheduled ancient monument consisting of the entrance to an underground drainage adit system serving the coal mines of the Haigh area near Wigan in Lancashire. The sough, or mine drainage tunnel, dates from the industrial period and represents the engineering infrastructure necessary for extracting coal from increasingly deep seams, where water accumulation presented a major operational hazard. The portal itself survives as a physical remnant of these mining operations, demonstrating the technological solutions employed by collieries to manage groundwater and maintain productive extraction. This monument is indicative of Lancashire's substantial coal-mining heritage and the hydraulic engineering practices developed during the region's industrial development.
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 →
Haigh Sough mine drainage portal is a scheduled ancient monument consisting of the entrance to an underground drainage adit system serving the coal mines of the Haigh area near Wigan in Lancashire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017064.
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.
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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