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Putwell Hill Mine

England
List entry 1412909
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1412909
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
4.26 hectares
Grid reference
SK1742471754
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Putwell Hill Mine is a scheduled ancient monument located in Derbyshire, representing evidence of medieval or post-medieval mineral extraction in the region. The site preserves physical remains characteristic of historic mining activity, including surface workings that document the exploitation of mineral deposits in this area. The monument reflects the long history of extractive industries in Derbyshire, a county notable for its mineral wealth and mining heritage spanning several centuries. The designation as a scheduled monument recognises the archaeological and historical significance of the site as evidence of past economic activity and industrial practice.

Putwell Hill Mine is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1412909. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Putwell Hill Mine?

Putwell Hill Mine is a scheduled ancient monument located in Derbyshire, representing evidence of medieval or post-medieval mineral extraction in the region.

Who is responsible for protecting Putwell Hill Mine?

Putwell Hill Mine 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 1412909.

What other scheduled monuments are near Putwell Hill Mine?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Arbor Low henge, large irregular stone circle, linear bank and bowl barrow (8.4 km), Gib Hill oval barrow and bowl barrow (8.6 km), Parsley Hay bowl barrow (9.1 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Putwell Hill Mine

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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Arbor Low henge, large irregular stone circle, linear bank and bowl barrow
8.4 km
Gib Hill oval barrow and bowl barrow
8.6 km
Parsley Hay bowl barrow
9.1 km
Larks Low bowl barrow
9.5 km
Ringham Low bowl barrow
9.8 km
Lean Low bowl barrow
9.9 km
Castle Ring defended settlement
10 km
Medieval settlement immediately south east of Smerrill Grange
10.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Putwell Hill Mine

Putwell Hill Mine 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 Longstone, Derbyshire →
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