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Dale Head copper mine dressing floors and associated buildings 400m north of Dale Head is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the processing and operational infrastructure of a post-medieval copper mining enterprise in Cumberland. The site consists of stone-built structures and levelled working areas characteristic of early modern mining activity, when Cumberland's Lake District became an important centre for non-ferrous metal extraction. The dressing floors represent the physical remains of ore sorting and concentration processes essential to copper mining operations, whilst the associated buildings would have supported the technical and administrative functions of the mine. The monument reflects the industrial and economic significance of Lake District mining during the period of English mineral extraction expansion.
Dale Head copper mine dressing floors and associated buildings 400m north of Dale Head is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019942. View the official record →
Dale Head copper mine dressing floors and associated buildings 400m north of Dale Head is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the processing and operational infrastructure of a post-medieval copper mining enterprise in Cumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019942.
Dale Head copper mine dressing floors and associated buildings 400m north of Dale Head 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 1019942.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dale Head copper mine 300m north east of Dale Head (0.4 km), Long Work 16th and 17th century copper mines, 400m north west of Waterfall Buttress (0.8 km), St Thomas' Work Elizabethan copper mine 320m north west of Grey Buttress (1.2 km).
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