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Park Level lead mine with ore works on Killhope Burn is a lead extraction site located in County Durham, dating to the post-medieval period when lead mining became a significant industrial activity in the northern Pennines. The site comprises both underground mining workings and associated ore processing infrastructure situated along Killhope Burn, reflecting the technological and organizational practices of lead mining operations in this region. The remains include evidence of the extraction, concentration, and preliminary processing of lead ore typical of working mines in this area during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The site is designated as an ancient monument in recognition of its historical importance to understanding industrial development and mineral extraction practices in the Pennine uplands.
Park Level lead mine with ore works on Killhope Burn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015853. View the official record →
Park Level lead mine with ore works on Killhope Burn is a lead extraction site located in County Durham, dating to the post-medieval period when lead mining became a significant industrial activity in the northern Pennines. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015853.
Park Level lead mine with ore works on Killhope Burn 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 1015853.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coalcleugh lead rake (3.3 km), Allenheads lead ore works (4.1 km), Lead mines, ore works and smeltmill at Nenthead (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Park Level lead mine with ore works on Killhope Burn's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Park Level lead mine with ore works on Killhope Burn stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.