🧿 Grinton Smelt Mill

United Kingdom · Europe · 54.36°N, 1.93°W

Grinton Smelt Mill is a ruined lead mining and processing site on Cogden Moor, south of Grinton in Swaledale, North Yorkshire, England. The site was built in its present form c. 1820 for the specific purpose of processing lead won by hushing and hydraulic mining. The buildings and stone flue are now grade II* listed structures and all are scheduled monuments. The site is recognised as being the best preserved lead mining site in the Yorkshire Dales.

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Country	United Kingdom
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	54.36°N, 1.93°W · view on map

Grinton Smelt Mill is located in United Kingdom, in Europe.

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