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Iron mining shaft mounds and medieval earthworks south of Bentley Grange Farm is a designated ancient monument in Yorkshire comprising evidence of both extractive industry and settlement activity. The site contains the remains of iron mining shafts, visible as surface mounds, indicating medieval or early modern exploitation of local iron ore deposits. Associated with these mining features are earthwork remains of medieval date that suggest settlement or agricultural activity contemporaneous with or subsequent to the mining operations. The monument preserves important archaeological evidence for the industrial heritage and land use patterns of medieval and early modern Yorkshire.
Iron mining shaft mounds and medieval earthworks south of Bentley Grange Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005786. View the official record →
Iron mining shaft mounds and medieval earthworks south of Bentley Grange Farm is a designated ancient monument in Yorkshire comprising evidence of both extractive industry and settlement activity.
Iron mining shaft mounds and medieval earthworks south of Bentley Grange Farm 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 1005786.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Emley Day Holes, 200m east of Churchill Farm (2.1 km), Standing cross at Emley (2.2 km), New Hall moat and fishpond (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Iron mining shaft mounds and medieval earthworks south of Bentley Grange Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Iron mining shaft mounds and medieval earthworks south of Bentley Grange Farm stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.