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Lead mines and smeltmills at Moulds Side west of Langthwaite is a complex of extractive and processing sites dating primarily to the early modern period, representing the intensive lead mining industry that developed across the Pennine uplands. The site comprises mine workings and associated smeltmill remains that testify to the exploitation of lead ore deposits in this part of Wensleydale, Yorkshire, with evidence of activity concentrated in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The physical remains include spoil heaps, shaft sites, and structural foundations characteristic of lead mining operations of this era, illustrating the technological and organisational practices of early modern mineral extraction. These monuments form part of the broader lead mining landscape that made the northern Pennines a significant centre of metal production during the medieval and early modern periods.
Lead mines and smeltmills at Moulds Side west of Langthwaite is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015854. View the official record →
Lead mines and smeltmills at Moulds Side west of Langthwaite is a complex of extractive and processing sites dating primarily to the early modern period, representing the intensive lead mining industry that developed across the Pennine uplands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015854.
Lead mines and smeltmills at Moulds Side west of Langthwaite 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 1015854.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two adjacent ring cairns on Low Moor, 310m north west of High Eskeleth (2.1 km), Lead mines, ore works and smeltmills at Old Gang on Reeth High Moor (2.9 km), Surrender lead smelt mill (3.9 km).
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Lead mines and smeltmills at Moulds Side west of Langthwaite stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.