Well Rig
Copper Mine(S) (18th Century)
Site Name Well Rig
Classification Copper Mine(S) (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Granton
Canmore ID 48490
Site Number NT01SE 15
NGR NT 0935 1155
NGR Description Centred NT 0935 1155
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/48490
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Moffat
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Annandale And Eskdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NT01SE 15 centred 0935 1155
Doubtless the copper mines of Mr Grampton (Granton) referred to by Bishop Pococke in 1760.
Information from: O G S Crawford, Record 6" map.
R Pococke 1887.
A large mound of shale and loose stone is visible at NT 0935 1155, and is probably the result of quarrying along the sides of the gully. There is no evidence for a mine-shaft.
Visited by RCAHMS (ARW), 6 December 1993.
Desk Based Assessment (September 2010 - December 2012)
An archaeological desk-based assessment and targeted reconnaissance field survey were undertaken in September and November 2010 by CFA Archaeology Ltd in advance of proposed forestry planting at Newton Farm, near Moffat (NT 095 120).
The appraisal identified 32 archaeological and cultural heritage sites within the proposed development area, one of which is a scheduled monument. Two further scheduled sites lie within 500m of the boundary of the proposed plantation.
Mitigation measures to avoid, reduce and offset the likely effects of the proposed development would need to be agreed in advance of planting.
Funder: UPM Tilhill
CFA Archaeology Ltd
Field Visit (1 September 2010 - 1 December 2012)
Field survey recorded a series of gullies cut into a south facing hill
slope. It is unclear whether these are natural or artificial. No shale mound was identified.
Information from OASIS ID: cfaarcha1-206257 (S Hickman) 2012
