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Greenburn copper mines is a scheduled ancient monument located in Lancashire comprising the remains of copper mining and ore processing works. The site dates to the early modern period, representing an important phase in England's non-ferrous metal extraction history when domestic copper production was being developed to reduce reliance on imported ore. The physical remains include shafts, spoil heaps, and associated processing structures that reflect the technological approaches employed in early copper smelting and refining operations. The monument survives as evidence of industrial activity predating the large-scale mining operations of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Greenburn copper mines and associated ore processing works is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020925. View the official record →
Greenburn copper mines is a scheduled ancient monument located in Lancashire comprising the remains of copper mining and ore processing works. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020925.
Greenburn copper mines and associated ore processing works 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 1020925.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman road in Wrynose Bottom (1.2 km), Long Intakes medieval dispersed settlement and associated kiln 370m south of Fell Foot (1.3 km), Coniston copper mines (3.1 km).
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