Monument record 15306 - Coal Mining Earthworks at Chest Hollow

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Summary

A post medieval coal mining site is visible as a large group of shafts and associated spoil mounds surviving as earthworks on vertical aerial photography. The site remains extant on the latest 2011 vertical aerial imagery

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Full Description

<1> Historic England & Archaeological Research Services, 2017, Cheshire National Mapping Programme and Lidar Mapping Project: Sampling the Peak Fringe, Cheshire Plain and Mersey Valley, 1600793 (Digital Archive). SCH8172.

A post medieval coal mining site is visible as a large group of shafts and associated spoil mounds surviving as earthworks centred at approximately SJ 9953 7208 on vertical aerial photography. The site remains extant on the latest 2011 vertical aerial imagery (1-3).

<2> Ordnance Survey, Various, Ordnance Survey Aerial Photographs, OS/66106 V 0720 29-MAY-1966 (Aerial Photograph). SCH8310.

<3> The GeoInformation Group, 1999-2001, Millennium Survey, SJ9872 19-JUN-2000 (Aerial Photograph). SCH4609.

<4> Next Perspectives, 2011, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery (2011), SJ9972 08-APR-2011 (Aerial Photograph). SCH8291.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1>XY Digital Archive: Historic England & Archaeological Research Services. 2017. Cheshire National Mapping Programme and Lidar Mapping Project: Sampling the Peak Fringe, Cheshire Plain and Mersey Valley. N/A. 1600793. [Mapped features: #53911 ; #53912 ; #53913 ; #53914 ]
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. Various. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photographs. N/A. N/A. OS/66106 V 0720 29-MAY-1966.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: The GeoInformation Group. 1999-2001. Millennium Survey. New Cheshire. SJ9872 19-JUN-2000.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2011. Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery (2011). N/A. SJ9972 08-APR-2011.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 9952 7208 (176m by 320m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SJ97SE
Civil Parish MACCLESFIELD FOREST AND WILDBOARCLOUGH, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County MACCLESFIELD FOREST, PRESTBURY, CHESHIRE
Historic Township/Parish/County WILDBOARCLOUGH, PRESTBURY, CHESHIRE

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Nov 12 2024 1:56PM