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Pike Law lead hushes and mines is a complex of lead mining workings located in Durham, England, dating to the medieval period and later. The site comprises a series of hushed valleys and associated extraction features created through the systematic exploitation of lead ore deposits, with hushing representing an ancient mining technique whereby water was channelled to erode overlying material and expose mineral-bearing strata. The workings represent evidence of sustained lead mining activity over several centuries, contributing to the regional extraction industries that supplied both local and wider markets during the medieval and early modern periods. The physical remains include characteristic linear erosion features and spoil heaps that demonstrate the scale and methods of medieval lead mining operations in the North of England.
Pike Law lead hushes and mines is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015835. View the official record →
Pike Law lead hushes and mines is a complex of lead mining workings located in Durham, England, dating to the medieval period and later. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015835.
Pike Law lead hushes and mines 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 1015835.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Burial cairns, burnt mound, Roman native settlement, medieval settlement with field system and iron industry remains, and five shielings on Holwick Fell (4.6 km), Burnt mound on the south bank of Scar Beck, 510m south west of Mizzes House (4.6 km), Roman period native farmstead at Hind Gate, 140m south of Green House (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Pike Law lead hushes and mines's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Pike Law lead hushes and mines stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.