N27944
Padon Hill, bell pits
Tarset
55.220440, -2.294379
Opened:
Closed:
18th c
18th c
Entry Created:
31 Mar 2022
Last Updated:
31 Mar 2022
Reclaimed
Condition:
Owners:
Description (or HER record listing)
An extensive area of coal workings, in the form of bell pits and shafts, stretch for a distance of 1.4km around the south/south-west slopes of Padon Hill. They are visible as earthworks and belonged to Highgreen Coal and are shown on a mine plan of 1764.
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Historic Environment Records
Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past
Tyne and Wear: Sitelines
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