Description and History of Site:-
The original workings have been subsumed within a later and larger quarry hole which survives with small parts of one working face visible. No millstone roughouts were seen. There is but one archival reference known by this contributor, namely from 1257 when Roger Pigott of Melmerby granted to his overlord, Ralph de Middleham, in fee millstones from the quarry at Melmerby for his mills in Richmondshire as well as the pair of millstones he was already entitled to take for his corn mill in Melmerby village. This shows it was a commercial operation.

Further Reading and References:-
Page, W. (ed.)1914, A History of the County of York North Riding, vol. 1, Victoria County History, pp. 214-25.

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Key Words :- millstone production site

Viewing the Site :- at the south-east corner of Melmerby Moor immediately outside Melmerby village

Address :- Melmerby, Leyburn, North Yorkshire
Grid Ref :- SE 074 857
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.266907 , Long -1.887885
Local Authority :- Richmondshire District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Earthworks only
Site Dates :- unknown - unknown
Record Date :- 17 December 2022

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