Goyt Colliery, also known as
Goyt’s Moss Colliery, was a significant coal mining site near Buxton in Derbyshire’s Peak District.
Situated on the high moorlands west of Buxton, this colliery was part of a network of small-scale mines that operated from the 17th century until the early 20th century.
The colliery was located near Burbage and Goyt’s Moss, just south of the River Wye and close to the Old Macclesfield Road.
Today, the area is a quiet stretch of moorland, but in its heyday, it was a bustling industrial site with coal being transported via canal boats and loaded onto railway wagons and horse-drawn carts. Coal extraction in the Goyt Valley began as early as the late 17th century, primarily to supply fuel for lime burning.
The mines were modest in scale, with activity peaking between 1780 and 1880. Coal was extracted using drift mining techniques, where horizontal tunnels were driven into the hillside.
The Goyt Colliery ceased operations in 1898, with other nearby coal workings continuing until 1919.
Myself & Martin recently explored the area, that provided Culverts, Kilns, Sluice's, railway remains & Shafts in the video link attached -
