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Backbarrow ironworks is a scheduled ancient monument located in Lancashire that represents the industrial heritage of the region's iron production. The works were established in the 18th century and exemplify the development of iron manufacturing during the Georgian period. The site retains physical evidence of the furnaces, casting floors, and associated structures that characterise this phase of industrial archaeology. Backbarrow represents an important stage in the evolution of iron production technology and the industrialisation of the English landscape during the early modern period.
Backbarrow ironworks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007084. View the official record →
Backbarrow ironworks is a scheduled ancient monument located in Lancashire that represents the industrial heritage of the region's iron production.
Backbarrow ironworks 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 1007084.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lowwood gunpowder works (1.2 km), Newby Bridge (2.2 km), Stott Park bobbin mill, two mill ponds and site of Stott Park smithy (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Backbarrow ironworks's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Backbarrow ironworks stands on Silurian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.