Thesaurus Term/Concept: BRINE WELL
| Identifier | -77 |
|---|---|
| Class | MONUMENT TYPE |
| Status | Candidate |
| Index? | Yes |
| Scope Note | A shaft cut to facilitate the extraction of natural (wild) brine from halite deposits. The shaft would be cut to just below the wet rock head allowing the brine to accumulate by natural processes. Also known as brine pits. |
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| Context | Record |
|---|---|
| Monument Type | MCH5402 Brine Spring, Snow Hill (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MCH8270 Meadow Bank Mine and Saltworks (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MCH5077 Murgatroyd's Brine Works (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MCH25696 Roman Middlewich - Roman Salt-working Site at Jersey Way (Monument) |