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Marrick Cupola lead smeltmill is a scheduled ancient monument located near Reels Head Farm in Swaledale, North Yorkshire, representing the industrial heritage of the region's lead mining industry. The cupola smeltmill dates to the post-medieval period, reflecting the intensification of lead extraction and processing in the Pennines during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The surviving remains consist of structural elements characteristic of cupola furnace technology, which represented an advancement in smelting efficiency during this era. The monument preserves evidence of the industrial processes that sustained local mining economies and demonstrates the archaeological record of non-ferrous metal production in northern England.
Marrick Cupola lead smeltmill, 160m east of Reels Head Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017450. View the official record →
Marrick Cupola lead smeltmill is a scheduled ancient monument located near Reels Head Farm in Swaledale, North Yorkshire, representing the industrial heritage of the region's lead mining industry. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017450.
Marrick Cupola lead smeltmill, 160m east of Reels Head 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 1017450.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cobscar Mill ore hearth lead smeltmill, flue and chimney (5.6 km), Cobscar calamine house on Cobscar Rake, 770m east of Cobscar Mill (5.8 km), Bolton Parks Lead Mine and ore works (6.6 km).
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