Unfinished Millstones at Black Coppice by munki-boy
Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory
An old site of millstone manufacturing above Black Coppice Quarry.
The rock here is probably the Fletcher Bank Grit and the millstones probably date to around the start of the 20th Century given the manufacture process, which involves supporting stones atop several other rocks during roughing out is said to be a later development.
Note, this is disturbingly similar to the supposed Black Coppice Chambered Tomb that also features a flat rock supported on other rocks, along with some other nearby structures that might otherwise be described as ‘rock shelters’.
Created: 26 March 2024 Edited: 10 June 2024
Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory
Local History around Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory
There are some historic monuments around including:
Round cairn on Noon HillRound Loaf bowl barrow on Anglezarke MoorHeadless Cross, GrimefordPike Stones chambered long cairnBretters Farm moated site and two fishpondsRound cairn on Winter HillRound cairn 280m west of Old Harpers Farm.
