Key Words :- ironworking chimney ironstone mine calcining kilns Rosedale North York Moors

Viewing the Site :- On open access moorland

Address :- Rosedale, Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, YO18 8RH
Grid Ref :- SE 70590 98215
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.374559 , Long -0.914844
Local Authority :- Ryedale District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site disused - but otherwise substantially intact

Description and History of Site:-
Square squat chimney above the old kilns acted as a ventilator because of foul air in the mines.

Further Reading and References:-
YAHS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972.
Hatcher, J. The Industrial Architecture of Yorkshire. Phillimore, 1985.
Hayes, R H and Rutter, J G. Rosedale mines and railway. Scarborough and District Archaeological Society, Research Report No 9, 1974.

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