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Beldon lead mine and ore works at Beldon Shields

England
List entry 1016462
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016462
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.51 hectares
Grid reference
NY 92861 49534
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Beldon lead mine and ore works is a post-medieval industrial site located at Beldon Shields in Northumberland. The workings date from the seventeenth century onwards and represent the exploitation of lead deposits in the region during a period of expanding mineral extraction in northern England. The site comprises evidence of mining activity and associated ore processing facilities characteristic of early modern lead working. The remains contribute to understanding the development of lead mining in Northumberland and the industrial heritage of the North East during this formative period of English mineral extraction.

Beldon lead mine and ore works at Beldon Shields is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016462. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Beldon lead mine and ore works at Beldon Shields?

Beldon lead mine and ore works is a post-medieval industrial site located at Beldon Shields in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016462.

Who is responsible for protecting Beldon lead mine and ore works at Beldon Shields?

Beldon lead mine and ore works at Beldon Shields 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 1016462.

What other scheduled monuments are near Beldon lead mine and ore works at Beldon Shields?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tower house in the churchyard of St James's Church (2.1 km), Burntshieldhaugh Fell prehistoric settlement and field system, 570m east of Ivy Pool (2.4 km), Cairnfield 730m south east of Burntshield Haugh (3.2 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Tower house in the churchyard of St James's Church
2.1 km
Burntshieldhaugh Fell prehistoric settlement and field system, 570m east of Ivy Pool
2.4 km
Cairnfield 730m south east of Burntshield Haugh
3.2 km
Shildon Cornish engine house
3.4 km
Prehistoric hut circle settlement, farmstead and field system, 425m east of Burntshield Haugh
3.6 km
Lead mining remains at Ramshaw
3.8 km
Blanchland Premonstratensian Abbey
3.8 km
Hut circle settlement and field system, Romano-British settlement, hush and lead ore works, 750m north east of Burntshield Haugh
4.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Beldon lead mine and ore works at Beldon Shields

Beldon lead mine and ore works at Beldon Shields stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Beldon lead mine and ore works at Beldon Shields

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~12.1 milesBattle of Newburn Ford 1640Battle (1640) · ~17.2 miles
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