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Blakethwaite Smelt Mill and dressing floors is a scheduled ancient monument located in Yorkshire comprising the remains of lead smelting and ore processing facilities. The site dates from the post-medieval period, representing the industrial heritage of lead extraction and metallurgical operations that characterised the Yorkshire Pennines. The monument includes evidence of smelt mill structures and associated dressing floors where ore was prepared prior to smelting, demonstrating the technological and spatial organisation of early modern metal production. These remains are significant for understanding the development of lead mining industries in northern England and the material culture of industrial processes predating the industrial revolution.
Blakethwaite Smelt Mill and dressing floors is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015857. View the official record →
Blakethwaite Smelt Mill and dressing floors is a scheduled ancient monument located in Yorkshire comprising the remains of lead smelting and ore processing facilities. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015857.
Blakethwaite Smelt Mill and dressing floors 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 1015857.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gunnerside Gill lead mines and ore works (0.7 km), The Blakethwaite Dams (0.9 km), Moss Dam (2.1 km).
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