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New Providence lead mine and ore works is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of lead mining and processing infrastructure located near Kettlewell in the Yorkshire Dales. The site dates to the early modern period, reflecting the significant expansion of lead mining activity in the Pennines during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The surviving features include spoil heaps, the physical traces of ore-working areas, and associated structural remains that document the extraction and initial processing of lead ore on this upland site. The monument represents an important example of the industrial archaeology of early modern mineral extraction in northern England and contributes to understanding the historical development of metalworking industries in the Dales landscape.
New Providence lead mine and ore works, 350m south of Moor End, north west of Kettlewell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015821. View the official record →
New Providence lead mine and ore works is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of lead mining and processing infrastructure located near Kettlewell in the Yorkshire Dales.
New Providence lead mine and ore works, 350m south of Moor End, north west of Kettlewell 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 1015821.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement and associated field system at Little Wood (8.6 km), Threshfield Henge 2 (southern) (8.9 km), Round cairn on Broad Flats (9.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of New Providence lead mine and ore works, 350m south of Moor End, north west of Kettlewell's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
New Providence lead mine and ore works, 350m south of Moor End, north west of Kettlewell stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.