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Moss Dam

England
List entry 1015856
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015856
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.06 hectares
Grid reference
NY 92196 00649
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moss Dam is a sixteenth-century reservoir located in Yorkshire, England. Constructed to supply water for industrial or domestic purposes during the early modern period, it represents an important example of water management infrastructure from this era. The dam survives as an earthwork feature, demonstrating the engineering practices employed in Tudor or early Stuart England to harness local water resources for practical utility.

Moss Dam is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015856. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moss Dam?

Moss Dam is a sixteenth-century reservoir located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015856.

Who is responsible for protecting Moss Dam?

Moss Dam 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 1015856.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moss Dam?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gunnerside Gill lead mines and ore works (1.9 km), Beldi Hill Low Level lead mine and ore works (1.9 km), Blakethwaite Smelt Mill and dressing floors (2.1 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Moss Dam

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Gunnerside Gill lead mines and ore works
1.9 km
Beldi Hill Low Level lead mine and ore works
1.9 km
Blakethwaite Smelt Mill and dressing floors
2.1 km
Sir Francis Level ore works, Gunnerside Gill, west of Winterings Pastures
2.2 km
The Blakethwaite Dams
2.6 km
West Stonesdale lead mine and ore works
4.6 km
Lead mines, ore works and smeltmills at Old Gang on Reeth High Moor
5.2 km
Lead mines and smeltmills at Moulds Side west of Langthwaite
6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moss Dam

Moss Dam stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Moss Dam

CatterickRoman town · ~18.8 miles
Domesday entry for Denton, Yorkshire →
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