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Lead mines, ore works and smeltmills at Old Gang on Reeth High Moor is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the substantial remains of lead mining and processing works situated on the North Yorkshire moorland. The site dates primarily from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, representing the industrial expansion of lead extraction in the Swaledale mining field. The extant structures include engine houses, flues, smelt mill foundations, and associated mining infrastructure that reflect the technological developments of the period, particularly the adoption of steam power and improved smelting techniques. Old Gang represents a significant example of metalliferous mining heritage in the northern Pennines and demonstrates the scale of industrial activity that characterised upland mining districts during the Georgian and Victorian periods.
Lead mines, ore works and smeltmills at Old Gang on Reeth High Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015860. View the official record →
Lead mines, ore works and smeltmills at Old Gang on Reeth High Moor is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the substantial remains of lead mining and processing works situated on the North Yorkshire moorland.
Lead mines, ore works and smeltmills at Old Gang on Reeth High Moor 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 1015860.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Surrender lead smelt mill (1.9 km), Sir Francis Level ore works, Gunnerside Gill, west of Winterings Pastures (3.5 km), How Hill, Low Whita late prehistoric defended settlement site (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Lead mines, ore works and smeltmills at Old Gang on Reeth High Moor's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Lead mines, ore works and smeltmills at Old Gang on Reeth High Moor stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.