Settle Carlisle Railway Conservation Area (SCRCA) 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.
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78 miles of railway heritage between Hellifield and Carlisle.
78 miles of railway heritage between Hellifield and Carlisle
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
- 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 and aerial imagery.
Protection Details
The clay pits lie inside the boundary of the Settle Carlisle Railway Conservation Area and inside the boundary of the "Ribblehead railway construction camp and prehistoric field system" Scheduled Ancient Monument. The latter is covered by List Entry Number (LEN) 1015726.
The relevant entry in "The National Heritage List for England" can be reviewed at:
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1015726
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