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Iron-Age (Nidderdale)

is a Community Archaeology Project based at Dacre in Nidderdale

Meeting on most Tuesdays throughout the year, our main interest is in iron smelting and smithing from the Iron Age to Tudor times but inevitably there is much more to appreciate as our investigations uncover evidence of settlements, other industries and ritual sites, some of which pre-date the Iron Age.

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Iron-Age (Nidderdale) Community Archaeology Project

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Dacre Pasture

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Visitors

Other sites:

Darley (Darley Bank & Cinder Hills)
Kirkby Overblow
Fewston
Blubberhouses
Colsterdale
Blayshaw (near How Stean)
Ellingstring
Spofforth
Lamb Close (Wath)

Features being investigated include:

Pits and Adits
Bloomery Furnaces
Blast Furnaces
Ore Roasting Hearths
Charcoal Clamps
Forge sites
Ponds and Culverts