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Sir Francis Level ore works is a lead mining complex located in Gunnerside Gill in the Yorkshire Dales, dating from the post-medieval period. The site comprises remains of mining infrastructure associated with lead extraction operations conducted on land owned by Sir Francis Walsingham and later worked under various proprietors. The physical remains include evidence of processing facilities and workings typical of early modern lead mining ventures in the Pennines, reflecting the industrial exploitation of metalliferous deposits in this region during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The site is significant as a tangible record of the historical development of the lead industry in upper Wensleydale.
Sir Francis Level ore works, Gunnerside Gill, west of Winterings Pastures is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015823. View the official record →
Sir Francis Level ore works is a lead mining complex located in Gunnerside Gill in the Yorkshire Dales, dating from the post-medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015823.
Sir Francis Level ore works, Gunnerside Gill, west of Winterings Pastures 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 1015823.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moss Dam (2.2 km), Lead mines, ore works and smeltmills at Old Gang on Reeth High Moor (3.5 km), Beldi Hill Low Level lead mine and ore works (4 km).
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