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Hudgill lead mine bingsteads is a complex of spoil heaps and associated mining remains located near Hudgill Farm in Cumberland. The bingsteads represent the surface workings of lead mining activity, with the characteristic conical and linear spoil mounds created during extraction and processing of ore. The site dates to the post-medieval period, reflecting the significant lead mining industry that operated across the northern Pennines. The physical remains preserve evidence of historical mining techniques and the scale of mineral extraction in this region during the early modern era.
Hudgill lead mine bingsteads, 200m north east of Hudgill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017449. View the official record →
Hudgill lead mine bingsteads is a complex of spoil heaps and associated mining remains located near Hudgill Farm in Cumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017449.
Hudgill lead mine bingsteads, 200m north east of Hudgill 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 1017449.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fletcheras Rake lead workings (3 km), Moated site, 340m north east of Moorwell Bridge (3.7 km), Whitesike and Bentyfield lead mines and ore works (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hudgill lead mine bingsteads, 200m north east of Hudgill Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Hudgill lead mine bingsteads, 200m north east of Hudgill Farm stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.