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The nucleated coal mine and coke oven on Fountains Fell is an industrial archaeological site located in the Pennines of North Yorkshire. The site dates from the nineteenth century and represents the exploitation of coal deposits on the fell, with physical remains including mining infrastructure and an associated coke oven used in the processing of coal. The nucleated arrangement of these features reflects the concentrated development typical of small-scale coal extraction operations in the upland regions of northern England during the Industrial Revolution. The site contributes to the archaeological record of Yorkshire's industrial heritage and demonstrates the extent of mining activity in areas now largely returned to moorland.
Nucleated coal mine and coke oven on Fountains Fell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017715. View the official record →
The nucleated coal mine and coke oven on Fountains Fell is an industrial archaeological site located in the Pennines of North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017715.
Nucleated coal mine and coke oven on Fountains Fell 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 1017715.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement sites on Jorden Scar (8 km), Cairn 80m north of Pikedaw Hill (8 km), Pikedaw Hill southern cairn (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Nucleated coal mine and coke oven on Fountains Fell's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Nucleated coal mine and coke oven on Fountains Fell stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.