Coldcleugh Lead Mine (West Allen)
Coalcleugh mine (dis). (1)
Coalcleugh lead mine. There has been mining here since the 17th century, but it was worked out of lead c.1880. On the east side of the site the Mine Shop and bothy are ruinous; there is a covered water course; and to the south is a lined climbing shaft with ladders, about 1.5m in diameter. On the site are other shafts, levels, dams and mine buildings. (2)
In the mid 19th century Coalcleugh, at the very head of the West Allen valley, was a thriving settlement with active mines. At least two levels were driven and a number of shafts sunk here. More than 200,000 tons of lead concentrate (dressed ore) have been extracted from this site and nearby Barneycraig since 1729. A small cluster of dwellings survives but virtually all economic infrastructure has gone. There are two abandoned levels (one stone up and the other filled with moss and debris - striking south for 1/2 mile to High Coalcleugh Vein. In front lay the dressing floor and waste heaps. It seems probable that the the earliest workings were shafts. Two of the many have survived. (3)
During works for a remedial drainage scheme in 2019 and 2020 the partial remains of a crushing mill, three ancillary buildings, extensive areas of cobbling and paving around various buildings, and a previously unrecorded section of wagonway were revealed. Sections of retaining walls and culverts were also encountered. (4)
Important 18th century lead mine which declined in the 19th century. Complex earthwork site with few standing structures. Archaeological preservation may be good. (5a)
A large post medieval lead mining complex is recorded on historic Ordnance Survey maps and named Coalcleugh Mine, centred at NY 8005 4516. Adits, shafts, spoil heaps, ramps, dams, dressing floors and buildings are recorded and some elements are visible on air photographs. The latest 2002 vertical photographs show that some of the features are levelled, particularly that the buildings are no longer extant. The mining complex lies adjacent to another complex, which includes Coalcleugh lead rake (see UID 1174073, HER 6331), also there is an area with coal workings to the west (see UID 959132, HER 33000). (5b-c)
General association with HER 33000 and HER 6331. (5)
Coalcleugh lead mine. There has been mining here since the 17th century, but it was worked out of lead c.1880. On the east side of the site the Mine Shop and bothy are ruinous; there is a covered water course; and to the south is a lined climbing shaft with ladders, about 1.5m in diameter. On the site are other shafts, levels, dams and mine buildings. (2)
In the mid 19th century Coalcleugh, at the very head of the West Allen valley, was a thriving settlement with active mines. At least two levels were driven and a number of shafts sunk here. More than 200,000 tons of lead concentrate (dressed ore) have been extracted from this site and nearby Barneycraig since 1729. A small cluster of dwellings survives but virtually all economic infrastructure has gone. There are two abandoned levels (one stone up and the other filled with moss and debris - striking south for 1/2 mile to High Coalcleugh Vein. In front lay the dressing floor and waste heaps. It seems probable that the the earliest workings were shafts. Two of the many have survived. (3)
During works for a remedial drainage scheme in 2019 and 2020 the partial remains of a crushing mill, three ancillary buildings, extensive areas of cobbling and paving around various buildings, and a previously unrecorded section of wagonway were revealed. Sections of retaining walls and culverts were also encountered. (4)
Important 18th century lead mine which declined in the 19th century. Complex earthwork site with few standing structures. Archaeological preservation may be good. (5a)
A large post medieval lead mining complex is recorded on historic Ordnance Survey maps and named Coalcleugh Mine, centred at NY 8005 4516. Adits, shafts, spoil heaps, ramps, dams, dressing floors and buildings are recorded and some elements are visible on air photographs. The latest 2002 vertical photographs show that some of the features are levelled, particularly that the buildings are no longer extant. The mining complex lies adjacent to another complex, which includes Coalcleugh lead rake (see UID 1174073, HER 6331), also there is an area with coal workings to the west (see UID 959132, HER 33000). (5b-c)
General association with HER 33000 and HER 6331. (5)
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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION, English Heritage: Miner-farmer landscapes of the North Pennines AONB NMP 2011; English Heritage
HERITAGE ASSESSMENT, Coalcleugh, West Allendale 2018; FAS Heritage
STRIP MAP AND SAMPLE, Coalcleugh drainage works ; Northern Archaeological Associates
WATCHING BRIEF, Coalcleugh drainage works ; Northern Archaeological Associates
HERITAGE ASSESSMENT, Coalcleugh, West Allendale 2018; FAS Heritage
STRIP MAP AND SAMPLE, Coalcleugh drainage works ; Northern Archaeological Associates
WATCHING BRIEF, Coalcleugh drainage works ; Northern Archaeological Associates
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