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Brandon Walls lead mine and ore works is a scheduled ancient monument located in Durham, England, representing the substantial industrial operations of the medieval and early modern period. The site comprises the physical remains of lead mining and ore processing infrastructure, including evidence of extraction workings and associated processing facilities that reflect the exploitation of the region's lead resources. The monument dates primarily to the medieval period, when lead mining was an important economic activity in the North of England, though operations may have continued into later centuries. The surviving structural and archaeological remains at Brandon Walls provide evidence of the techniques and scale of lead extraction during this period of northern English industrial development.
Brandon Walls lead mine and ore works is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015831. View the official record →
Brandon Walls lead mine and ore works is a scheduled ancient monument located in Durham, England, representing the substantial industrial operations of the medieval and early modern period.
Brandon Walls lead mine and ore works 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 1015831.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Camp at High Northgate (1.4 km), Cambokeels medieval site (3.2 km), Enclosure NW of Old Park House (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Brandon Walls lead mine and ore works'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.
Brandon Walls lead mine and ore works stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.