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Magpie, Dirty Red Soil, Maypit, Horsesteps and Great Red Soil lead mines and a limekiln, 590m south east of Johnson Lane Farm is a complex of lead mining and lime-burning sites located in Derbyshire. The monument comprises multiple lead mine workings alongside a limekiln, representing the industrial exploitation of the area's mineral resources during the post-medieval period. The sites demonstrate the character of lead mining operations typical of the Derbyshire orefield, where shallow mining techniques and associated processing activities shaped the landscape. These monuments are designated as an ancient monument reflecting their significance to the archaeological and industrial heritage of the region.
Magpie, Dirty Red Soil, Maypit, Horsesteps and Great Red Soil lead mines and a limekiln, 590m south east of Johnson Lane Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019490. View the official record →
Magpie, Dirty Red Soil, Maypit, Horsesteps and Great Red Soil lead mines and a limekiln, 590m south east of Johnson Lane Farm is a complex of lead mining and lime-burning sites located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019490.
Magpie, Dirty Red Soil, Maypit, Horsesteps and Great Red Soil lead mines and a limekiln, 590m south east of Johnson Lane 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 1019490.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Friden Hollow bowl barrow (6.8 km), Smerrill Moor bowl barrow (7.4 km), Long Dale bowl barrow (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Magpie, Dirty Red Soil, Maypit, Horsesteps and Great Red Soil lead mines and a limekiln, 590m south east of Johnson Lane 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.
Magpie, Dirty Red Soil, Maypit, Horsesteps and Great Red Soil lead mines and a limekiln, 590m south east of Johnson Lane Farm stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.