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.
SCRCA Structure 247790: Ribblehead Railway Construction Camp: Clay Pits
![Ribblehead Railway Construction Camp Clay Pits: Context view from the northwest Ribblehead Railway Construction Camp Clay Pits: Context view from the northwest](/sites/2/files/styles/scale_0720x0720/public/drupal/img/l/996/2007-07-22/247790_2007-07-22_MRH_AR_RRCC_RRCC-Clay-Pits-Site_Context-view-from-NW.jpg?itok=64NyizLG)
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
- View this location on mapping. or on aerial imagery.
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