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Baal Crags
Dacre - SE 163618

As well as the place name, this is one of the few sites with field evidence of a bale smelting site. The former is supported by the occurrence of the element ‘Black’ (Black Hill, Nanny Black Hill and Black Sike), which is felt by some to be another indicator of locations used for smelting. The nearest mining was at Mineral Farm, about 2.5 km to the south-east but, if the bale was monastic, the ore could have come from Bewerley.


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