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Nibthwaite furnace is a blast furnace located in Lancashire, England, dating to the eighteenth century. The site represents the industrial iron-working heritage of the Lake District region, where charcoal-fuelled furnaces were operated to produce iron for various applications. The furnace survives as a substantial stone structure, typical of the period's industrial architecture, reflecting the technological and economic importance of iron production in north-west England during this era of proto-industrialisation.
Nibthwaite furnace is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007072. View the official record →
Nibthwaite furnace is a blast furnace located in Lancashire, England, dating to the eighteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007072.
Nibthwaite furnace 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 1007072.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric hut circle settlements, enclosure, cairnfields, funerary cairns, a dispersed medieval settlement, field system and kilns on Heathwaite Fell (3.8 km), Conscientious Objectors’ Stone, 140m south east of Green Moor farmhouse (4 km), Two ring cairns on Gawthwaite Moor (4.1 km).
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