Monument record 1418/1 - Copper Mine in Mottram St Andrew

Site of an old copper mine at Mottram St Andrew, similar to the workings at Alderley Edge (RN:1440/1-4). 12 complete and 20 fragmentary stone hammers were found here by Mr F.S.Graves (1). A house has been built on the site of the mines. Parts of the old quarry face have been incorporated into ornamental gardens. There is no indication of the date of the workings (2).

According to (5), this is the site of the 18th and 19th century mine and earlier workings which have since been built over. Roeder & Graves refer to finds of stone tools, mostly ungrooved mauls, with in the general vicinity of the old Quarry, presumably in part an ancient opencast working. The site has now dissapeared and is covered by gardens and new houses. Recent building associated with drainage work in the grounds of a house disturbed old spoil in which were found a number of grooved/ notched stone tools.

<1> Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, 1883 -, Transactions of the Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, 19/87 Roeder C 1901 (Journal/Periodical). SCH3293.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ87NE9/1964 (Index). SCH2487.

<3> Shone W, 1911, Prehistoric Man in Cheshire, p.79 & 98 (Book). SCH2710.

<4> Longley D, 1977-1978, Longley Archive, /no.224 (Paper Archive). SCH2005.

<5> 1998, Alderley Edge Landscape Project Archive (Unpublished Report). SCH4334.