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Ridsdale ironworks is a scheduled ancient monument located in Northumberland, representing industrial activity during the post-medieval period. The site comprises the remains of iron smelting and working facilities that exploited local ore and woodland resources characteristic of northern English ironworking enterprise. The physical evidence includes structural remnants and archaeological deposits relating to the extractive and manufacturing processes undertaken at this location. The works reflect the development of iron production in the region during a period when such industrial undertakings were becoming established in areas with suitable geological and forestry conditions.
Ridsdale ironworks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006420. View the official record →
Ridsdale ironworks is a scheduled ancient monument located in Northumberland, representing industrial activity during the post-medieval period.
Ridsdale ironworks 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 1006420.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British farmstead, 70m south-west of Pity Me (8.1 km), Romano-British farmstead, 750m east of Camphill Farm (8.6 km), Romano-British farmstead, 540m north of Reaver Crag Farm (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ridsdale ironworks'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.
Ridsdale ironworks stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.