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Shaft head and associated headgear near Caphouse Colliery, Overton is a mining installation dating from the nineteenth century industrial period. The structure comprises the physical remains of a colliery shaft together with its associated surface infrastructure, representing the technological and organizational systems that characterised coal extraction during this era. The site's designation as a scheduled monument reflects its historical importance as evidence of Yorkshire's significant coal mining heritage and the industrial development that shaped the region's economy and landscape during the Victorian period.
Shaft head and associated headgear near Caphouse Colliery, Overton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013407. View the official record →
Shaft head and associated headgear near Caphouse Colliery, Overton is a mining installation dating from the nineteenth century industrial period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013407.
Shaft head and associated headgear near Caphouse Colliery, Overton 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 1013407.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including New Hall moat and fishpond (1.1 km), Thornhill Hall moat and sites of formal gardens and bowling green, and remnant of pre-seventeenth century open-field system (2.5 km), Standing cross at Emley (3.5 km).
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