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Dark Hill iron works and brickworks complex is a scheduled ancient monument located near Yew Tree Cottage in Gloucestershire. The site comprises the remains of ironworking and brickmaking operations that represent industrial activity in the region during the post-medieval period. The physical remains include evidence of iron smelting and brick production facilities, reflecting the exploitation of local mineral resources for manufacturing purposes. This complex demonstrates the development of industrial craft production in Gloucestershire during a period of expanding industrial output in England.
Dark Hill iron works and brickworks complex and Bear 220m south and 200m south east of Yew Tree Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020803. View the official record →
Dark Hill iron works and brickworks complex is a scheduled ancient monument located near Yew Tree Cottage in Gloucestershire.
Dark Hill iron works and brickworks complex and Bear 220m south and 200m south east of Yew Tree Cottage 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 1020803.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: section on Madgett Hill, 580m west of The Old Mill (9.1 km), Offa's Dyke: section in Caswell Wood, 280m west of Beeches Farm (9.5 km), The socket stone and part of the shaft of a churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyard (9.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dark Hill iron works and brickworks complex and Bear 220m south and 200m south east of Yew Tree Cottage'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.
Dark Hill iron works and brickworks complex and Bear 220m south and 200m south east of Yew Tree Cottage stands on South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.