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Hogget Gill lead smelting mill, water management system and wood drying kiln

England
List entry 1015653
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015653
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.63 hectares
Grid reference
NY 38850 11182
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hogget Gill lead smelting mill is a post-medieval industrial complex located in Westmorland, comprising integrated structures for lead processing and associated activities. The site includes a lead smelting mill, a water management system engineered to power the works, and a wood drying kiln, representing the technological infrastructure necessary for efficient metal extraction and fuel preparation during the early modern period. These structures demonstrate the specialist industrial methods employed in the Lake District's historic mining region, where water power was harnessed to support lead smelting operations. The remains constitute an important example of post-medieval metallurgical activity and reflect the development of extractive industries in upland England.

Hogget Gill lead smelting mill, water management system and wood drying kiln is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015653. View the official record →

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What is Hogget Gill lead smelting mill, water management system and wood drying kiln?

Hogget Gill lead smelting mill is a post-medieval industrial complex located in Westmorland, comprising integrated structures for lead processing and associated activities. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015653.

Who is responsible for protecting Hogget Gill lead smelting mill, water management system and wood drying kiln?

Hogget Gill lead smelting mill, water management system and wood drying kiln 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 1015653.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hogget Gill lead smelting mill, water management system and wood drying kiln?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Southern round cairn on north end of The Tongue, Troutbeck Park (5.1 km), Northern round cairn on north end of The Tongue, Troutbeck Park (5.1 km), Round cairn 250m south-south-west of Bluegill Fold (5.2 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Southern round cairn on north end of The Tongue, Troutbeck Park
5.1 km
Northern round cairn on north end of The Tongue, Troutbeck Park
5.1 km
Round cairn 250m south-south-west of Bluegill Fold
5.2 km
Settlement on W slope of The Tongue, Troutbeck Park
5.4 km
Medieval shieling 640m north of Troutbeck Park Farm
5.8 km
Round cairn 60m east of Hagg Gill
5.9 km
Round cairn 80m east of Hagg Gill
6 km
Low Kingate concentric stone circle
6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hogget Gill lead smelting mill, water management system and wood drying kiln

Hogget Gill lead smelting mill, water management system and wood drying kiln stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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