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Snailbeach new smeltmill, 350m north east of Green Acres

England
List entry 1017764
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017764
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.34 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 37365 03026
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Snailbeach New Smeltmill is a scheduled ancient monument located in Shropshire, representing the industrial heritage of the region's mining and metal-processing industries. The site, situated approximately 350 metres north-east of Green Acres, dates to the post-medieval period when lead and other non-ferrous metals were actively extracted and processed in this locality. The smeltmill represents the infrastructure of metalworking operations that characterised the economic activity of the Snailbeach mining district during its period of commercial exploitation. The monument's physical remains document the technological and spatial organisation of early industrial-period smelting processes in the English Midlands.

Snailbeach new smeltmill, 350m north east of Green Acres is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017764. View the official record →

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What is Snailbeach new smeltmill, 350m north east of Green Acres?

Snailbeach New Smeltmill is a scheduled ancient monument located in Shropshire, representing the industrial heritage of the region's mining and metal-processing industries.

Who is responsible for protecting Snailbeach new smeltmill, 350m north east of Green Acres?

Snailbeach new smeltmill, 350m north east of Green Acres 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 1017764.

What other scheduled monuments are near Snailbeach new smeltmill, 350m north east of Green Acres?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Linley Hill Camp (7.7 km), Bowl barrow, 540m east of Wildmoor Pool. (8.6 km), Bowl barrow and section of boundary bank on Duckley Nap, 500m east of Wildmoor Pool. (8.6 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Linley Hill Camp
7.7 km
Bowl barrow, 540m east of Wildmoor Pool.
8.6 km
Bowl barrow and section of boundary bank on Duckley Nap, 500m east of Wildmoor Pool.
8.6 km
Bowl barrow on Wildmoor, 200m north-east of the Shooting Box.
9 km
Shooters Hut disc barrow, 1500m south-west of Duckley Nap.
9 km
Round cairn on Calf Ridge, 800m east of The Shooting Box
9.4 km
Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd, 100m north-east of Boiling Well.
9.7 km
Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd, 180m west of the site of Pole Cottage.
9.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Snailbeach new smeltmill, 350m north east of Green Acres

Snailbeach new smeltmill, 350m north east of Green Acres stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Snailbeach new smeltmill, 350m north east of Green Acres

Offa's DykeArchaeological site · ~9.9 milesWroxeterRoman town · ~12.4 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~12 miles
Domesday entry for Marsley, Shropshire →
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