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Buckden Gavel lead smelt mill and mine is a scheduled ancient monument located in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, representing the industrial archaeology of the Upper Pennines lead-mining district. The site comprises remains of a smelt mill and associated mine workings, dating principally to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries when lead extraction and processing formed a significant part of the regional economy. The physical remains include structural foundations and industrial debris characteristic of early modern metallurgical operations, reflecting the technological practices employed in lead smelting during the post-medieval period. The monument contributes substantially to understanding the landscape history and industrial heritage of the Yorkshire Dales lead-mining industry.
Buckden Gavel lead smelt mill and mine is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015905. View the official record →
Buckden Gavel lead smelt mill and mine is a scheduled ancient monument located in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, representing the industrial archaeology of the Upper Pennines lead-mining district. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015905.
Buckden Gavel lead smelt mill and mine 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 1015905.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Shorn medieval boundary cross and bowl barrow (3.2 km), Tor Dike linear earthwork (3.6 km), Bowl barrow 120m north of Tor Dike on Little Hunters Sleets (3.9 km).
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