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Wagbeach adit portal, 630m and 640m south of Hogstow Mill

England
List entry 1018469
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018469
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 36431 02535, SJ 36455 02505
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wagbeach adit portal is an ancient monument located in Shropshire, England, consisting of mining infrastructure associated with metalworking activity in the region. The two portal entrances, positioned at 630 metres and 640 metres south of Hogstow Mill, represent workings characteristic of early mineral extraction in the area. The adit represents underground mining technology employed during the medieval or early modern period to access ore deposits. These portals form part of the documented archaeological record of non-ferrous or ferrous metal mining activity in Shropshire's industrial heritage landscape.

Wagbeach adit portal, 630m and 640m south of Hogstow Mill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018469. View the official record →

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What is Wagbeach adit portal, 630m and 640m south of Hogstow Mill?

Wagbeach adit portal is an ancient monument located in Shropshire, England, consisting of mining infrastructure associated with metalworking activity in the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018469.

Who is responsible for protecting Wagbeach adit portal, 630m and 640m south of Hogstow Mill?

Wagbeach adit portal, 630m and 640m south of Hogstow Mill 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 1018469.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wagbeach adit portal, 630m and 640m south of Hogstow Mill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Shooters Hut disc barrow, 1500m south-west of Duckley Nap. (9.1 km), Hyssington Mound & Bailey Castle (9.4 km), Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd, 100m north-east of Boiling Well. (9.7 km).

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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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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Shooters Hut disc barrow, 1500m south-west of Duckley Nap.
9.1 km
Hyssington Mound & Bailey Castle
Medieval · Motte and Bailey9.4 km
Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd, 100m north-east of Boiling Well.
9.7 km
Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd, 180m west of the site of Pole Cottage.
9.8 km
Round barrow S of Linley Hall
9.9 km
Robury Ring: a small enclosed settlement on Wentnor Prolley Moor
9.9 km
Roman villa at Linley Hall
9.9 km
Bowl barrow 320m south of Pitcholds
10.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wagbeach adit portal, 630m and 640m south of Hogstow Mill

Wagbeach adit portal, 630m and 640m south of Hogstow Mill stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Wagbeach adit portal, 630m and 640m south of Hogstow Mill

Offa's DykeArchaeological site · ~9.3 milesWroxeterRoman town · ~13.1 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~12.7 miles
Domesday entry for Marsley, Shropshire →
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