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The lead smelting site on Bole Hill, located west of Bolehill Lodge in Derbyshire, is a Post-Medieval industrial monument associated with the long history of lead extraction and processing in the High Peak region. The site comprises the physical remains of smelting works, including slag heaps and related structures, which document the technological and commercial development of non-ferrous metal production during the Post-Medieval period. Lead smelting operations in this area intensified particularly from the sixteenth century onwards, reflecting the expansion of mining and metallurgical activity that characterised the Derbyshire lead industry. The surviving evidence at Bole Hill preserves important information about the methods, scale and environmental impact of early modern lead smelting processes.
Lead smelting site on Bole Hill, west of Bolehill Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009711. View the official record →
The lead smelting site on Bole Hill, located west of Bolehill Lodge in Derbyshire, is a Post-Medieval industrial monument associated with the long history of lead extraction and processing in the High Peak region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009711.
Lead smelting site on Bole Hill, west of Bolehill Lodge 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 1009711.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn 400m north west of Newbridge Farm (7.4 km), Cairnfield, field system and ring cairn 650m east of Moorside Farm (7.6 km), Cairn 500m west of Newbridge Farm (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Lead smelting site on Bole Hill, west of Bolehill Lodge's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Lead smelting site on Bole Hill, west of Bolehill Lodge stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.