Description and History of Site:-
Trough House and Moor Coal Pits. Shooting lodge alongside the Cut Road (track). Located within the area of the 18C Fryup Colliery. Numerous aligned pit heaps may be seen, several close to the track, Some 350m to the east a shaft remains open.
Further Reading and References:-Gill, M C. The North Yorkshire Moors coalfields. Mining History, Bulletin of the Peak District Mines Historical Society.
Volume 17, No. 6 Winter 201 0. p 28.
Harrison B. J.D. The Danby Coal Mines, Business and Social History, Cleveland and Teesside Local History Society No. 7, Dec 1969.
Thomas, C. 2013-2015 The moorland collieries of North Yorkshire. Cleveland Industrial Heritage, in 5 parts nos. 32-36. (see also http://nymcc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/The-Moorland-Collieries-of-North-Yorkshire.pdf)
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Key Words :- moor coal pits
Address :- Westerdale, North Yorkshire, YO21 2NJ
Grid Ref :- NZ 70340 01970
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.408334 , Long -0.917804
Local Authority :- Scarborough Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Record Date :- 15 October 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Charles Morris
Grid Ref :- NZ 70340 01970
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.408334 , Long -0.917804
Local Authority :- Scarborough Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Record Date :- 15 October 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Charles Morris