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Upper Rudland Rigg colliery is a nineteenth-century coal mining site located in Yorkshire, England, approximately one kilometre south-west of Foul Pot Bridge. The colliery represents the industrial expansion of coal extraction in the region during the nineteenth century, when demand for coal intensified across England. The site preserves physical remains characteristic of nineteenth-century mining operations, including evidence of the infrastructure and landscape modifications associated with extractive industry. As a scheduled ancient monument, Upper Rudland Rigg colliery is recognized for its historical significance in documenting the industrial heritage and economic development of Yorkshire during this period.
Upper Rudland Rigg colliery, 1030m south west of Foul Pot Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018141. View the official record →
Upper Rudland Rigg colliery is a nineteenth-century coal mining site located in Yorkshire, England, approximately one kilometre south-west of Foul Pot Bridge. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018141.
Upper Rudland Rigg colliery, 1030m south west of Foul Pot Bridge 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 1018141.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn cemetery NE of Birk Nab Farm (4.8 km), Potato Nab round barrow 1020m south west of Penny Holme (4.8 km), Stone Ruckles round barrow on Beadlam Rigg (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Upper Rudland Rigg colliery, 1030m south west of Foul Pot Bridge'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.
Upper Rudland Rigg colliery, 1030m south west of Foul Pot Bridge stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.