Old Rookhope ore hearth lead smeltmill, 630m north west of Lintzgarth Plantation
Old Rookhope ore hearth lead smeltmill, 630m north west of Lintzgarth Plantation is an archaeological site in Stanhope, County Durham, England. Old Rookhope ore hearth lead smeltmill, 630m north west of Lintzgarth Plantation is situated nearby to the archaeological site Rispey Mill (Lead), as well as near Rookhope Smelting Mill.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: architectural structure in Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK
- Also known as: “Old Rookhope ore hearth lead smeltmill”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St John the Evangelist and Rookhope War Memorial.
Church of St John the Evangelist
Church
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St John the Evangelist is situated 1½ miles east of Old Rookhope ore hearth lead smeltmill, 630m north west of Lintzgarth Plantation.
Rookhope War Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rookhope War Memorial is situated 1½ miles east of Old Rookhope ore hearth lead smeltmill, 630m north west of Lintzgarth Plantation.
The Rookhope Inn
Pub
Photo: Rodge500, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Rookhope Inn is a pub, which is situated 1½ miles east of Old Rookhope ore hearth lead smeltmill, 630m north west of Lintzgarth Plantation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lintzgarth and Rookhope.
Lintzgarth
Hamlet
Lintzgarth is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated to the west of Rookhope. The Lintzgarth smeltmill was built in 1737 and was used for smelting lead by all of the leadmines in the Rookhope valley.
Rookhope
Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rookhope is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. A former lead and fluorspar mining community, it first existed as a group of cattle farms in the 13th century.
Westgate
Village
Westgate is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated in Weardale between St John's Chapel and Eastgate. In the 2001 census Westgate had a population of 298. Westgate is situated 3 miles south of Old Rookhope ore hearth lead smeltmill, 630m north west of Lintzgarth Plantation.
Old Rookhope ore hearth lead smeltmill, 630m north west of Lintzgarth Plantation
- Categories: architectural structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Stanhope, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.77972° or 54° 46′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.13347° or 2° 8′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C6VQVH8+VJOpenStreetMap ID
node 6893848244OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q17674500
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lintzgarth Plantation and Rispey Mill (Lead).
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