Scheduled MonumentsEnglandUpper Rudland Rigg colliery, 1030m south west of Foul Pot Bridge

Upper Rudland Rigg colliery, 1030m south west of Foul Pot Bridge

England
List entry 1018141
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018141
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
51.89 hectares
Grid reference
SE 65001 95179
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Upper Rudland Rigg colliery, 1030m south west of Foul Pot Bridge?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Upper Rudland Rigg colliery, 1030m south west of Foul Pot Bridge?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Upper Rudland Rigg colliery, 1030m south west of Foul Pot Bridge?

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).

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Overview
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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
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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.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Upper Rudland Rigg colliery, 1030m south west of Foul Pot Bridge

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.