What is recorded here
Rookhope Smelting Mill was a 19th-century industrial site used for the smelting of lead ores, reflecting the area's historical importance in the mining and metallurgical industries of the Pennines. It is associated with the lead mining heritage of County Durham and the broader North Pennines, an area recognized for its industrial and landscape significance.
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Places near here
Arch of Former Lintzgarth Smelt Mill FlueListed building · 29 yd
Lintzgarth Bridge Over Rookhope BurnListed building · 143 yd
Lintzgarth PlantationForest · 871 yd
Rimey LawMountain / peak · 1292 yd
Waterfall in the cleugh of Scar SikeWaterfall · 1457 yd
Waterfall on Bolt's BurnWaterfall · 1577 yd
National Cycle Network milepost on the Boltslaw InclineMonument or public art · 1.0 mi
Dry RiggMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
South Smailsburn PlantationWood · 1.4 mi
Boltslaw InclineVisitor information · 1.7 mi
Brandon Walls lead mine and ore worksScheduled monument · 1.8 mi
Groverake MineVisitor information · 1.9 miOther information
Photo: Mike Quinn · CC BY-SA 2.0