Scheduled Monument
Knockiebae Lead MinesSM4855
Status: Designated
Documents
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The legal document available for download below constitutes the formal designation of the monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. The additional details provided on this page are provided for information purposes only and do not form part of the designation. Historic Environment Scotland accepts no liability for any loss or damages arising from reliance on any inaccuracies within this additional information.
Summary
- Date Added
- 15/11/1990
- Type
- Industrial: mines, quarries; non-ferrous metals; tip, bing, dump
- Local Authority
- Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish
- New Luce
- NGR
- NX 18901 66555
- Coordinates
- 218901, 566555
Description
The monument is a lead mine of the 18th and 19th centuries straddling the march dyke between Knockiebae and Barnshangan. It consists of a number of adits, mine shafts, spoil tips and buildings. On the Knockiebae side of the dyke is the only standing building, consisting of two compartments and with walls up to 2m high. About 18m to the SE is a second building with low turf-covered walls. Other similar buildigs survive along a low terrace c 90m to the S of the main building. Also on Knockibae are mine shafts and adits.
On the Barnshangan side are large adits and spoil tips and, beside the Mines Burn, a large mound with a deep central depression, possibly a smelter. The area to be scheduled includes the buildings,the shafts and adits, the smelter, and an area around them within which traces of activity associated with their use may be found. It measures a maximum of 290m NNE-SSW by a maximum of 200m transversely, excluding the march dyke, as marked in red on the attached map.
Statement of National Importance
The monument is of national importance as a lead mine of the 18th and 19th centuries which has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of mining practices during the Industrial Revolution in SW Scotland.
References
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