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William Gill is a nineteenth-century colliery located on Stonesdale Moor in Yorkshire, England. The site represents the industrial exploitation of coal resources in the upland regions of northern England during the nineteenth century. The colliery comprises the physical remains typical of small-scale coal extraction operations of this period, including associated workings and infrastructure. As a scheduled ancient monument, William Gill is recognised for its significance in documenting the industrial heritage and economic history of the Yorkshire moorlands during the Victorian era.
William Gill 19th century colliery on Stonesdale Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018368. View the official record →
William Gill is a nineteenth-century colliery located on Stonesdale Moor in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018368.
William Gill 19th century colliery on Stonesdale Moor 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 1018368.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Blakethwaite Dams (3.1 km), West Stonesdale lead mine and ore works (3.4 km), Blakethwaite Smelt Mill and dressing floors (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of William Gill 19th century colliery on Stonesdale Moor'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.
William Gill 19th century colliery on Stonesdale Moor stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.