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Keld Smithy Green is a multi-period archaeological site on Holwick Fell in Yorkshire combining evidence of Roman and medieval settlement and industrial activity. The site encompasses a Roman period native settlement, medieval bloomery furnace representing early iron smelting technology, associated building remains, and a charcoal pit which would have supplied fuel for metalworking. The bloomery and associated structures date to the medieval period when this upland location supported iron production utilising local resources. The surviving archaeological features and earthworks document the continuity and changing character of settlement and resource exploitation across these distinct historical phases.
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 combining evidence of Roman and medieval settlement and industrial activity. 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman period native settlement, medieval bloomery, building and track, and a charcoal pit at Keld Smithy Green, Holwick Fell'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.
Roman period native settlement, medieval bloomery, building and track, and a charcoal pit at Keld Smithy Green, Holwick Fell stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.