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Sharlston Common coal and ironstone workings is a scheduled ancient monument located in Yorkshire that represents industrial extraction activity undertaken during the medieval and early modern periods. The site comprises surface and subsurface evidence of coal and ironstone mining operations, reflecting the exploitation of local mineral resources that were integral to regional industrial development. The workings demonstrate the early phases of mineral extraction in this part of Yorkshire before the large-scale industrial mining operations of the later eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The scheduled designation recognises the archaeological and historical value of these features as evidence of pre-industrial extractive activity.
Sharlston Common coal and ironstone workings is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018399. View the official record →
Sharlston Common coal and ironstone workings is a scheduled ancient monument located in Yorkshire that represents industrial extraction activity undertaken during the medieval and early modern periods. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018399.
Sharlston Common coal and ironstone workings 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 1018399.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dovecote 90m south of Hall Farm (0.5 km), Medieval buildings at Nostell Priory Farm (2.3 km), Bridge and medieval gateway at Walton Hall (4.2 km).
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