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Providence smelt mill is a lead smelting installation located south of Minakin Row in Yorkshire. The site dates to the post-medieval period and represents the industrial exploitation of the region's mineral resources during the era of intensive lead mining in the Pennines. The surviving remains comprise the physical structures associated with smelting operations, which form part of the broader archaeological evidence for non-ferrous metal working in northern England. As a designated ancient monument, the site contributes to understanding the development of extractive industries and their landscape impact during the early modern period.
Providence smelt mill, 500m south of Minakin Row is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017753. View the official record →
Providence smelt mill is a lead smelting installation located south of Minakin Row in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017753.
Providence smelt mill, 500m south of Minakin Row 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 1017753.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A group of seven carved rocks and four small cairns, south of Eller Edge Nook and 730m ENE of High Lathe, Skyreholme (4.5 km), Rock with at least 30 cup marks, some joined by groove marks, near gate into Larnshaw from Forest Road, 420m north of High Lathe, Skyreholme (4.8 km), Two carved rocks near wall 760m north east of Ridge Lathe, Burhill Kiln Allotment, Skyreholme (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Providence smelt mill, 500m south of Minakin Row'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.
Providence smelt mill, 500m south of Minakin Row stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.