The first shafts were sunk on this land in 1824 as part of Oaks colliery. This later became known as Old Oaks colliery. Barnsley Main Colliery company became the owner of the whole area in the late 19th century. After nationalisation shaft No. 4 was improved ad further railway siding added. The colliery closed in 1966 but was reopened in 1971. This part of the colliery had closed by the 1980s although coal continued to be taken from the seams via Barrow Colliery until 1991. (Hill 2001, 58-62). There is no legibility of the colliery site or the surveyed enclosures that predated it.