Disused opencast mine on the site of the former spoil heaps associated with Rockingham Colliery which opened in 1873 and worked up until 1979 (Gill 2007b). It was owned by Newton, Chamber Thorncliffe Collieries. The spoil heaps extended across these field by 1966 mapping. This was formerly an area of piecemeal enclosure which seems to radiate out from Upper Hoyland possibly indicating this is an enclosed open field. The mine workings have all been removed but the site is still characterised by the spoil heaps associated with the mine. There is no legibility of the former landscape.