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Winster Pitts and Drummer's Venture are a pair of lead mines located in Derbyshire, England, representing the region's extensive mineral extraction heritage. The mines date from the medieval and early modern periods, when lead mining formed a significant economic activity across the Derbyshire Peak District. The sites preserve evidence of historic mining workings, including surface features and subsurface excavations characteristic of traditional lead extraction methods employed over several centuries. These monuments contribute to the archaeological record of Derbyshire's mining landscape and the technical development of metal extraction in Britain.
Two lead mines known as Winster Pitts and Drummer's Venture is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010810. View the official record →
Winster Pitts and Drummer's Venture are a pair of lead mines located in Derbyshire, England, representing the region's extensive mineral extraction heritage. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010810.
Two lead mines known as Winster Pitts and Drummer's Venture 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 1010810.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Carsington Pasture, 800m south east of Brassington Brickworks (6.1 km), Ivet Low bowl barrow (6.1 km), Carsington Pasture, Nickalum, Perserverance, West Head, Break Hollow and other small mines and medieval field boundaries (6.5 km).
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