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Cobscar Mill ore hearth lead smeltmill, flue and chimney

England
List entry 1015822
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015822
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.58 hectares
Grid reference
SE 05861 93119
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cobscar Mill ore hearth lead smeltmill, flue and chimney is a seventeenth-century lead smelting installation located in Yorkshire. The monument comprises the structural remains of an ore hearth, associated flue system, and chimney stack, which together represent the physical infrastructure of early modern lead processing. Such installations were central to the regional metalworking economy during the post-medieval period, utilising local ore sources and technology refined over centuries of mining activity. The site's preservation provides archaeological evidence of the methods and scale of lead smelting operations in this period of English industrial development.

Cobscar Mill ore hearth lead smeltmill, flue and chimney is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015822. View the official record →

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What is Cobscar Mill ore hearth lead smeltmill, flue and chimney?

Cobscar Mill ore hearth lead smeltmill, flue and chimney is a seventeenth-century lead smelting installation located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015822.

Who is responsible for protecting Cobscar Mill ore hearth lead smeltmill, flue and chimney?

Cobscar Mill ore hearth lead smeltmill, flue and chimney 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 1015822.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cobscar Mill ore hearth lead smeltmill, flue and chimney?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn 255m south west of Moor House Farm (2.5 km), Keld Heads lead smelt mill and mine complex (2.8 km), Bolton Castle (2.8 km).

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Battlefields
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

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

The bedrock under Cobscar Mill ore hearth lead smeltmill, flue and chimney

Cobscar Mill ore hearth lead smeltmill, flue and chimney stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Cobscar Mill ore hearth lead smeltmill, flue and chimney

CatterickRoman town · ~10.9 miles
Domesday entry for Preston, Yorkshire →
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