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Watt's Grove Rake lead mines is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of lead mining workings located in Derbyshire. The site represents medieval or early modern lead extraction activity characteristic of the Peak District's important mining heritage. The workings consist of surface features including rakes, or linear excavations, which follow the natural veins of lead ore through the landscape. Such mining operations were significant to local and regional economies during their period of exploitation, contributing to England's metal production during the medieval and early modern periods.
Watt's Grove Rake lead mines 520m north of Sweetknoll is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019002. View the official record →
Watt's Grove Rake lead mines is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of lead mining workings located in Derbyshire.
Watt's Grove Rake lead mines 520m north of Sweetknoll 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 1019002.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow known as Priestcliffe Low, 200m west of Low End Farm (9 km), Round cairn at Gospel Hillocks, Cowdale (9.6 km), Oval Cairn at Gospel Hillocks, Cowdale (9.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Watt's Grove Rake lead mines 520m north of Sweetknoll'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.
Watt's Grove Rake lead mines 520m north of Sweetknoll stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.