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Cobscar calamine house on Cobscar Rake, 770m east of Cobscar Mill

England
List entry 1020043
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020043
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.27 hectares
Grid reference
SE 05159 93049
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cobscar calamine house is a scheduled ancient monument located on Cobscar Rake in Yorkshire, representing the industrial heritage of the region's mineral extraction industries. The structure dates from the post-medieval period and relates to the processing of calamine ore, a zinc carbonate mineral historically worked in the Pennine districts. The building survives as a physical record of small-scale metallurgical activity characteristic of early modern mineral working in northern England. Its designation reflects the archaeological importance of understanding localised extractive industries and their associated infrastructure in the Yorkshire landscape.

Cobscar calamine house on Cobscar Rake, 770m east of Cobscar Mill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020043. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cobscar calamine house on Cobscar Rake, 770m east of Cobscar Mill?

Cobscar calamine house is a scheduled ancient monument located on Cobscar Rake in Yorkshire, representing the industrial heritage of the region's mineral extraction industries.

Who is responsible for protecting Cobscar calamine house on Cobscar Rake, 770m east of Cobscar Mill?

Cobscar calamine house on Cobscar Rake, 770m east of Cobscar Mill 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 1020043.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cobscar calamine house on Cobscar Rake, 770m east of Cobscar Mill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bolton Castle (2.2 km), Cairn 255m south west of Moor House Farm (2.8 km), Keld Heads lead smelt mill and mine complex (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

Bolton Castle
2.2 km
Cairn 255m south west of Moor House Farm
2.8 km
Keld Heads lead smelt mill and mine complex
3.2 km
Deserted medieval village
4 km
Penhill Knights Templar preceptory and earlier field system at Temple Farm
4.3 km
Roman fort at Wensley
4.8 km
Medieval settlement and prehistoric hut circle settlement 870m north east of Washfold Farm
5.3 km
Wensley Bridge
5.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cobscar calamine house on Cobscar Rake, 770m east of Cobscar Mill

Cobscar calamine house on Cobscar Rake, 770m east of Cobscar Mill stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Cobscar calamine house on Cobscar Rake, 770m east of Cobscar Mill

CatterickRoman town · ~11.4 miles
Domesday entry for Redmire, Yorkshire →
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