Bewerley – SE 138653
The place name evidence, with the elements ‘Bale’ and ‘Black’ (Bale Bank and Black Pasture), supported by historic evidence that lead was collected from Coldstones, is a good indication of a monastic smelting site here.
Further information and references can be found in:
- Gill, M.C. Yorkshire Smelting Mills Part 2, Northern Mine Research Society Memoirs 1993, British Mining No 48, pp 132-151
