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Keld Smithy Green is a multi-period archaeological site on Holwick Fell in Yorkshire preserving evidence of human settlement and industrial activity spanning from the Roman period through the medieval era. The site contains remains of a Roman native settlement, indicating occupation and local economic activity during the imperial period. Medieval activity is represented by a bloomery, the principal iron-working installation of the period, together with associated building structures and trackways that document medieval land use and resource exploitation. A charcoal pit found at the site reflects the fuel requirements of iron production, an essential element of the bloomery's operational cycle and a marker of organised medieval industrial practice in this upland location.
Roman period native settlement, medieval bloomery, building and track, and a charcoal pit at Keld Smithy Green, Holwick Fell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017121. View the official record →
Keld Smithy Green is a multi-period archaeological site on Holwick Fell in Yorkshire preserving evidence of human settlement and industrial activity spanning from the Roman period through the medieval era. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017121.
Roman period native settlement, medieval bloomery, building and track, and a charcoal pit at Keld Smithy Green, Holwick 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 1017121.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Burnt mound, cairnfield and bloomery at Eel Beck, 480m south of Blackmea Crag, Holwick Fell (0.8 km), Two burnt mounds south of Blackmea Crag Sike, 590m south west of Castle House (0.9 km), Prehistoric settlement, two burnt mounds and a burial cairn on the north bank of Blackmea Crag Sike, 570m south west of Middle Farm (1.2 km).
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