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Grinton Smelt Mill

Grinton Smelt Mill is a ruined lead mining and processing site on Cogden Moor, south of in , , England. The site was built in its present form c. 1820 for the specific purpose of processing lead won by hushing and hydraulic mining.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: lead working site in Grinton, North Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Grinton ore hearth lead smelt mill, flue, fuel store and associated earthworks” and “Grinton Smelting Mill”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Heugh Nick Boundary Stone and Church of St Andrew.

Geographical marker
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is a geographical marker, which is situated 2,200 feet east of Grinton Smelt Mill.

Church
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The , Grinton, is the parish church for the village of in , England. The grade I listed structure has also been called The Cathedral of the Dales, and as the only parish church in Upper , it was at the end of the Swaledale Corpse Way, where those who had died in the upper valley, were brought for burial. is situated 1¼ miles north of Grinton Smelt Mill.

Hostel
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is a 19th-century former shooting lodge that has been a youth hostel since 1948. A Grade II listed building, it is situated above the village of , in , , England. is situated 3,800 feet north of Grinton Smelt Mill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fremington and Reeth.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the in , England. The hamlet is almost joined to and . It is split into Low , which is built along the B6270, and High , which is a scattering of houses running up towards Edge. is situated 1½ miles north of Grinton Smelt Mill.

Village
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is a village 11 miles west of in , England, in the civil parish of . Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it is the principal settlement of upper . is situated 2 miles north of Grinton Smelt Mill.

Village
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is a and civil parish in the county of , England, situated in lower in the , the village is approximately 9 miles west of . is situated 2 miles northeast of Grinton Smelt Mill.

Grinton Smelt Mill

Latitude
54.36334° or 54° 21′ 48″ north
Longitude
-1.92613° or 1° 55′ 34″ west
Open location code
9C6W937F+8G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 552017316
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q17678621
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Grinton Smelt Mill”. Photo: The joy of all things, CC BY-SA 4.0.