SCRCA Structure 247790: Ribblehead Railway Construction Camp: Clay Pits

SCRCA Location Introduction

During the construction of the Settle-Carlisle Railway, clay was extracted from beneath the ground in this location, then mixed with ground-up shale to make bricks.

Ribblehead Railway Construction Camp Clay Pits: Context view from the northwest

Key details from the Location Record

Location Type
Archaeological Site
Location Variant
Archaeologal Site - Quarry or Pit
Assessment status
Assessed
Current Use(s)
Disused
Shown on a land plan?
No 
Construction / installation period
2: MR construction phase (1869 to 31st Dec 1876)
Distance from London St.Pancras
247 miles (chains not estimated)
Position relative to running lines
Remote
Visibility
This location IS visible from nearby publicly accessible land.
Accessibility (ease of access)
Easy
Protection Category
Scheduled Ancient Monument
Geographic Location
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List Entry Extract(s)

The information quoted below has been extracted from the relevant List Entries in 'The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) (https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/).

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List Entry Number (LEN) List Entry District List Entry Name
1015726 Craven Ribblehead railway construction camp and prehistoric field system

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Context views

Archaeological sites in the Ribblehead area (SCR-1)

Archaeological sites in the Ribblehead area (SCR-1)

Ribblehead Railway Construction Camp Clay Pits: Context view from the northwest

Ribblehead Railway Construction Camp Clay Pits: Context view from the northwest

Associated Locations

Further Reading (Snippets)

The following 'snippets' contain additional information relating to this location.

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- SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of Mitchell (1989) for 247785 and 247790

- SCRCA Note: Sources of additional information relating to the Ribblehead Railway Construction Camp
 

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