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Augill lead smelting mill is a post-medieval industrial complex located in Westmorland near Augill Bridge, comprising a lead smelting installation that was later converted to iron roasting. The site includes associated infrastructure characteristic of early modern mineral processing, namely a reservoir, leats for water management, a flue system, and a chimney serving the furnace operations. To the east of Augill Bridge lies a Roman signal station, indicating that this location held strategic importance during the Roman occupation of northern Britain. The juxtaposition of Roman military infrastructure and later industrial development illustrates the long history of resource exploitation and communication networks at this Westmorland location.
Augill lead smelting mill, later iron roasting plant, associated reservoir, leats, flue and chimney and a Roman signal station immediately E of Augill Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019763. View the official record →
Augill lead smelting mill is a post-medieval industrial complex located in Westmorland near Augill Bridge, comprising a lead smelting installation that was later converted to iron roasting. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019763.
Augill lead smelting mill, later iron roasting plant, associated reservoir, leats, flue and chimney and a Roman signal station immediately E of Augill Bridge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1019763.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British farmstead 670m ESE of Whingill (5.8 km), Romano-British farmstead 650m south east of Whingill (6.1 km), Round barrow 200yds (180m) NE of Hell Gill Howe (6.7 km).
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Augill lead smelting mill, later iron roasting plant, associated reservoir, leats, flue and chimney and a Roman signal station immediately E of Augill Bridge stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.