Record Details
| MonUID: | MST20330 |
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| HER Number: | 56202 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Gypsum Quarry Workings, North of Castle Hayes Park, Tutbury |
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Summary
A series of amorphous earthwork features identified on aerial photography to the north of Castle Hayes Park, interpreted as the probable remains of post-medieval gypsum quarrying associated with Fauld Quarry. Possibly part of the Duchy of Lancaster's gypsum workings.
Monument Type(s):
Full description
Probable earthwork gypsum quarries of post-medieval date seen as four large (15-50 metre) amorphous negative features, in a random pattern. (SB, 27-Nov-2013) <1>
The Duchy of Lancaster's gypsum workings were located in Castle Hayes Park. (SB, 27-Nov-2013) <2>
Sources and further reading
| <1> | SST12 - Map: National Monument Record. 1993. National Forest Project Maps / Pastscape Records. SK 12 NE 35. |
| <2> | SST12 - Map: National Monument Record. 1993. National Forest Project Maps / Pastscape Records. SK 12 NE 65. |
Related records
| 50420 | Part of: Fauld Quarry, Alabaster and Gypsum Mines and Plaster and Cement Works, Fauld, Hanbury (Monument) |
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