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Summary

Gypsum quarries at Pitt Hills Plantation, Gainsborough.

Full description

The remains of gypsum quarrying take the form of hills and holes (i.e. delves and spoil heaps, similar to limestone working) occupying at least 12ha on the keuper marl escarpment north-east of the town and extending into Thonock. The name Pitt Hills is documented at least from the beginning of the 17th century and their extent was mapped in about 1690. A mine for gypsum was a manorial appurtenance in 1296. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}

The site has been assessed as part of the Monuments Protection Programme (see Note). {6}

<1> P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn, 1991, Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire, archive notes (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1063.

<2> Lincolnshire County Council, Sites and Monuments Record Card Index, SK 89 SW: R (Index). SLI2881.

<3> OS, 1956, OS 6 INCH SERIES, - (Map). SLI3659.

<4> Paul Everson, 1975-90, RCHM, 2952/4 (Aerial Photograph). SLI196.

<5> Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1992-1996, National Mapping Programme, SK8190: LI.657.7.1 (Map). SLI3613.

<6> English Heritage, 1998, MPP Step 3 evaluation report, - (Unpublished Document). SLI5496.

Monument Types

• GYPSUM QUARRY (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Events

• Site visit to gypsum quarry

Sources and further reading

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