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Vobster Breach colliery is a coal mining site located near Tweed Farm in Somerset, England. The colliery represents industrial activity in the coal-bearing measures of the Somerset coalfield, which was worked from the medieval period onwards but saw substantial expansion during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The site comprises remains of mining infrastructure characteristic of early industrial extraction, reflecting the technological and economic development of Somerset's coal industry during this period. As a scheduled ancient monument, Vobster Breach preserves evidence of the region's industrial heritage and the exploitation of mineral resources that contributed to local and broader English economic activity.
Vobster Breach colliery, 890m ENE of Tweed Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014867. View the official record →
Vobster Breach colliery is a coal mining site located near Tweed Farm in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014867.
Vobster Breach colliery, 890m ENE of Tweed Farm 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 1014867.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthworks S of Tadhill Farm (3.7 km), Nunney Castle (5 km), Earthwork N of Stubbs Wood, Merehead (5.2 km).
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