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Lead smelt mill and wood-drying kiln in Froggatt Wood is a pair of industrial structures located in the Peak District landscape of Derbyshire, dating from the post-medieval period. The site comprises remains of a lead smelting mill alongside a kiln used for drying wood, reflecting the integrated industrial operations that characterised metal-working settlements in this region during the early modern period. These structures represent the material evidence of lead processing and timber preparation activities that would have supported the extraction and refinement industries central to the local economy. The site remains archaeologically significant as a surviving example of non-ferrous metal smelting infrastructure in the Derbyshire uplands.
Lead smelt mill and wood-drying kiln in Froggatt Wood, 550m south of Haywood Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009706. View the official record →
Lead smelt mill and wood-drying kiln in Froggatt Wood is a pair of industrial structures located in the Peak District landscape of Derbyshire, dating from the post-medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009706.
Lead smelt mill and wood-drying kiln in Froggatt Wood, 550m south of Haywood 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 1009706.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Calton Pastures, 600m south-west of Calton Houses (9.2 km), Bowl barrow on Calton Pastures, 850m south of Calton Houses (9.6 km), Two cairns on Beeley Moor, east of Hell Bank Plantation (9.9 km).
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