The monument includes the remains of part of an ore hearth smelt mill and a reverberatory smelt mill, as well as the extensive system of flues which includes two chimneys. The 3D model is of the smelt mill, situated on the valley floor on the south side of the River East Allen; the flues emerge from the rear of the smelt mill and run to the high fells, terminating in a stone built chimney near Flow Moss, approximately 3.5km away. The system of flues is considered to be one of the best preserved in England. Much of the smelt mill has been levelled, but a broad retaining earthen bank at the rear of the smelt mill site contains the remains of several stone structures revetted into the slope. More information can be found at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1016817?section=official-list-entry
This 3D model has been created by volunteers as part of the National Landscape’s Land of Lead and Silver project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England.
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