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Lathkill Dale and Mandale mines and soughs is a designated ancient monument comprising the remains of lead and fluorspar mining operations in the Derbyshire Peak District. The complex includes extensive underground drainage systems known as soughs, which were engineered to allow miners to access deeper mineral deposits by controlling water levels within the workings. Mining activity in this area spans several centuries, with evidence of exploitation from the medieval period through to the nineteenth century, reflecting the longstanding importance of lead extraction to the regional economy. The surviving physical remains include visible mine entrances, collapsed shafts, and the linear traces of sough channels that still characterise the landscape of the dale today.
Lathkill Dale and Mandale mines and soughs is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016755. View the official record →
Lathkill Dale and Mandale mines and soughs is a designated ancient monument comprising the remains of lead and fluorspar mining operations in the Derbyshire Peak District.
Lathkill Dale and Mandale mines and soughs 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 1016755.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British settlement and field system immediately north west of Roystone Grange (9 km), Roystone Grange bowl barrow (9.1 km), Medieval grange and field system, 200m south of Royston Grange (9.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Lathkill Dale and Mandale mines and soughs'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.
Lathkill Dale and Mandale mines and soughs stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.