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Grinton ore hearth lead smelt mill, flue, fuel store and associated earthworks is a complex of industrial structures and remains located in Yorkshire that represents lead smelting activity during the post-medieval period. The site comprises the physical evidence of ore processing infrastructure, including a hearth where lead ore was smelted, a flue system for managing smoke and vapours from the smelting process, and a fuel store for wood or charcoal that powered the operation. The surviving earthworks and structural remains document the layout and function of this lead extraction and processing facility, which would have been integral to the exploitation of the rich lead ore deposits found in the Pennines. Such smelting sites are important archaeological and historical records of Yorkshire's non-ferrous metal mining heritage and the industrial methods employed in extracting and refining lead during the medieval and post-medieval periods.
Grinton ore hearth lead smelt mill, flue, fuel store and associated earthworks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016203. View the official record →
Grinton ore hearth lead smelt mill, flue, fuel store and associated earthworks is a complex of industrial structures and remains located in Yorkshire that represents lead smelting activity during the post-medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016203.
Grinton ore hearth lead smelt mill, flue, fuel store and associated earthworks 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 1016203.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cobscar calamine house on Cobscar Rake, 770m east of Cobscar Mill (3.3 km), Cobscar Mill ore hearth lead smeltmill, flue and chimney (3.4 km), Bolton Parks Lead Mine and ore works (3.8 km).
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Grinton ore hearth lead smelt mill, flue, fuel store and associated earthworks stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.