Force Crag Mine, Cumbria. Survey Report
Author(s): A Oswald, T Pearson
In May and June 1999 English Heritage carried out an archaeological survey and investigation of the remains of Force Crag Mine in Cumbria. The site was mined for lead from 1839 until 1865, and for barytes and zinc intermittently from 1867 until it was finally abandoned in 1991. Numerous other remains were recorded around the building, including the sites of two earlier mills and features relating to the mining and transport of the ore, the powering of associated machinery and the disposal of waste products. As a whole, the complex represents one of the best-preserved metal mining complexes in the region. A number of remains unrelated to the mining were also recorded, including a cairnfield probably of Bronze Age date, and several hut sites, which are probably of post-medieval origin. (This was report number 1/1999 in a previous series)
- Report Number:
- 76/1999
- Series:
- Other
- Pages:
- 109
