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✦ Historic site
Haltcliffe copper smelter and associated leat immediately east of High Wath Ford
1 ha
Getting here
54.70624, -3.00786
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
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Cycling
9
9 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Route 6 · Cycling0
Cumbria Way · Walking118 km
Lakes & Dales Loop · Cycling0
Reivers' Route · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Parking
5 nearby · Free · 142m
Free entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Weasel Hills prehistoric cairnfield, associated field system, hut circle and a funerary cairn, immediately north and north west of High Wath FordHistoric site600 m→🌱The GreenUrban park3.7 km→✦Carrock End copper mine 230m and 490m south west of LinewathHistoric site900 m→✦Round cairn 250m south east of High Wath FordHistoric site200 m→⛪St Kentigern's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→✦Round cairn 275m south east of High Wath FordHistoric site300 m→