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The Howk Bobbin Mill is a water-powered bobbin mill located in Cumberland, England. The structure dates from the nineteenth century and represents the industrial heritage associated with the Lake District's textile and woodworking industries. Bobbin mills were essential facilities that produced wooden bobbins and spools for the cotton, woollen, and linen industries, and this example reflects the region's engagement with such manufacturing. The mill's survival as a designated monument preserves evidence of the mechanical processes and water power systems that characterised local industrial production during the period.
The Howk Bobbin Mill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1480821. View the official record →
The Howk Bobbin Mill is a water-powered bobbin mill located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1480821.
The Howk Bobbin Mill 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 1480821.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn 380m north west of Willywood Well (4.7 km), Weasel Hills prehistoric cairnfield, associated field system, hut circle and a funerary cairn, immediately north and north west of High Wath Ford (5.2 km), Rospow Hills prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system 740m south west of High Wath Ford (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Howk Bobbin Mill'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.
The Howk Bobbin Mill stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.