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Mohopehead leadmine and ore works

England
List entry 1016349
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016349
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.68 hectares
Grid reference
NY 76999 49999
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Mohopehead leadmine and ore works is a scheduled ancient monument located in Northumberland that represents the industrial exploitation of lead ore deposits in the region. The site comprises the remains of mining and processing infrastructure associated with lead extraction, reflecting the economic importance of metalworking to the local and broader medieval and post-medieval economy. The physical remains visible at the site include evidence of mining activity and ore working facilities, which document the techniques and scale of lead production during its period of operation. Such leadmines form an important class of archaeological monument illustrating the development of extractive industries in northern England.

Mohopehead leadmine and ore works is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016349. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Mohopehead leadmine and ore works?

Mohopehead leadmine and ore works is a scheduled ancient monument located in Northumberland that represents the industrial exploitation of lead ore deposits in the region.

Who is responsible for protecting Mohopehead leadmine and ore works?

Mohopehead leadmine and ore works 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 1016349.

What other scheduled monuments are near Mohopehead leadmine and ore works?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ninebanks tower house (3.4 km), Hudgill lead mine bingsteads, 200m north east of Hudgill Farm (4.1 km), Carrshield lead mines and ore works (4.5 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Ninebanks tower house
3.4 km
Hudgill lead mine bingsteads, 200m north east of Hudgill Farm
4.1 km
Carrshield lead mines and ore works
4.5 km
Allen smelt mill, flue system and chimneys
5.4 km
Coalcleugh lead rake
5.8 km
Moated site, 340m north east of Moorwell Bridge
6.4 km
Lead mines, ore works and smeltmill at Nenthead
6.6 km
Fletcheras Rake lead workings
7.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Mohopehead leadmine and ore works

Mohopehead leadmine and ore works stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Mohopehead leadmine and ore works

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