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Red Scar lead mine and ore works is a medieval and post-medieval extractive industrial site located in Gate Up Gill in Yorkshire. The workings represent lead mining activity that exploited the mineral-rich deposits characteristic of the Pennine lead field during periods of significant ore extraction. The site comprises surface remains including mine shafts, spoil heaps, and processing features that reflect the technology and labour organisation of lead production across several centuries. The remains constitute an important archaeological record of the region's mining heritage and the economic importance of lead extraction to medieval and early modern Yorkshire communities.
Red Scar lead mine and ore works, Gate Up Gill, 350m south east of Tag Bale Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015820. View the official record →
Red Scar lead mine and ore works is a medieval and post-medieval extractive industrial site located in Gate Up Gill in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015820.
Red Scar lead mine and ore works, Gate Up Gill, 350m south east of Tag Bale Hill 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 1015820.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rock with at least 13 cup marks 645m NNE of Ridge Lathe, Pinder Hawes Hill, Skyreholme (5.2 km), Rock with at least five cup marks and a sinuous groove mark 615m NNE of Ridge Lathe, Pinder Hawes Hill, Skyreholme (5.3 km), Rock with at least two cup marks 660m north east of Ridge Lathe, Burhill Kiln Allotment, Skyreholme (5.3 km).
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