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Tideslow Rake is a lead extraction site located in Derbyshire that represents the industrial mining heritage of the Peak District. The monument comprises a rake, the characteristic linear excavation created by lead ore extraction, and an associated lime kiln used in the processing of extracted materials. The site dates from the early modern period onwards, reflecting the long history of lead mining in this region which intensified during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The physical remains demonstrate the integration of extraction and processing activities that characterised small-scale but economically significant metal working operations in the English uplands.
Tideslow Rake lead rake and lime kiln is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014591. View the official record →
Tideslow Rake is a lead extraction site located in Derbyshire that represents the industrial mining heritage of the Peak District. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014591.
Tideslow Rake lead rake and lime kiln 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 1014591.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brushfield Hough bowl barrow (7.2 km), Fin Cop promontory fort, bowl barrow and eighteenth century lime kiln with associated quarry (7.4 km), Five Wells chambered tomb (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Tideslow Rake lead rake and lime kiln'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.
Tideslow Rake lead rake and lime kiln stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.