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Grinton ore hearth lead smelt mill, flue, fuel store and associated earthworks is a post-medieval industrial complex situated in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, representing the lead and silver mining industry that flourished in the Yorkshire Dales during the 17th and 18th centuries. The site comprises the substantial remains of a smelting operation including an ore hearth, smelt mill structure, and a flue system designed to extract lead vapours, alongside ancillary buildings for fuel storage and processing. The earthworks and structural remains reflect the technological methods employed in extractive metallurgy during this period, when the Pennine lead mining industry was at its most productive. This monument is designated as a scheduled ancient monument and provides important archaeological evidence of rural industrial enterprise and the landscape transformation brought about by mining activity in the early modern Dales.
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 post-medieval industrial complex situated in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, representing the lead and silver mining industry that flourished in the Yorkshire Dales during the 17th and 18th centuries. 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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