Scheduled Monuments›England›Maury Mine and Sough

Maury Mine and Sough

England
List entry 1412310
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1412310
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
9.87 hectares
Grid reference
SK1480372969
Boundary

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)

Overview

History & significance

Maury Mine and Sough is a lead mining complex located in Derbyshire that represents the region's long tradition of metal extraction. The site comprises both underground workings and an associated drainage sough, a horizontal adit constructed to facilitate water removal from the mine and enable deeper exploitation of ore deposits. Lead mining in Derbyshire intensified during the medieval and early modern periods, with many soughs constructed from the sixteenth century onwards to overcome the practical challenges of groundwater in deeper shafts. The physical remains at Maury exemplify the engineering solutions developed by miners to sustain productive operations across successive centuries of extraction.

Maury Mine and Sough is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1412310. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Maury Mine and Sough?

Maury Mine and Sough is a lead mining complex located in Derbyshire that represents the region's long tradition of metal extraction. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1412310.

Who is responsible for protecting Maury Mine and Sough?

Maury Mine and Sough 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 1412310.

What other scheduled monuments are near Maury Mine and Sough?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement on the north western slopes of Cales Dale, 490m north west of Cales Farm (8.3 km), Benty Grange hlaew (8.8 km), Bee Low bowl barrow (9.3 km).

Unlimited access

Everything a full report reveals about Maury Mine and Sough

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Maury Mine and Sough's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
First month just £4.99, then £9.99 a month. Unlimited locations, cancel anytime.

Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.

Start your Maury Mine and Sough report
Or see a real report first
Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Medieval settlement on the north western slopes of Cales Dale, 490m north west of Cales Farm
8.3 km
Benty Grange hlaew
8.8 km
Bee Low bowl barrow
9.3 km
Two bowl barrows at Pilsbury
9.4 km
Vincent Knoll bowl barrow
9.5 km
Bowl barrow east of Arbor Low
9.5 km
Arbor Low henge, large irregular stone circle, linear bank and bowl barrow
9.6 km
Gib Hill oval barrow and bowl barrow
9.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Maury Mine and Sough

Maury Mine and Sough stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

Domesday entry for Priestcliffe, Derbyshire →
All Scheduled Monuments