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Hillcarr Sough is a lead mining drainage adit located in Derbyshire, dating to the post-medieval period when underground mining for lead ore was extensively developed in the Peak District. The sough comprises an underground passage engineered to drain water from the mine workings, a practical necessity for extracting ore from deeper seams. Associated with the sough are the remains of a lime kiln and a paved track, features typical of the industrial landscape surrounding lead mining operations in this region. Together these structures represent the infrastructure of lead extraction and processing that characterised Derbyshire's mining economy from the sixteenth century onwards.
Hillcarr Sough and associated lime kiln and paved track is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015204. View the official record →
Hillcarr Sough is a lead mining drainage adit located in Derbyshire, dating to the post-medieval period when underground mining for lead ore was extensively developed in the Peak District. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015204.
Hillcarr Sough and associated lime kiln and paved track 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 1015204.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Harboro' Cave (8.6 km), Middleton Top winding engine house, wheels and wheel-pit (8.7 km), Railway embankment N of Wirksworth (8.8 km).
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