Monument record TQ 44 SE 9 - Poss site smith hook bloomery
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 4639 4358 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ44SE |
| Civil Parish | EDENBRIDGE, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
| Civil Parish | HEVER, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
| District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
[TQ 46404359] There was a bloomery situated at Smith Hook, Hever, Lat. 51 deg 10' 20" N., Long 0 deg 5' 40" E. Very little cinder to befound in the ploughed field. It can only have been a very small bloomery. Black glassy cinder, similar to blast furnace slag. (1) No evidence to confirm the site of this bloomery was found either in Smith Hook Field or at the site noted by Straker. The farmer (a) could offer no information on the site. (2) TQ 464436 Hever - appears in a checklist of all known Wealden bloomerysites. (3)
<1> Wealden Iron 1931 218 (E Straker) (OS Card Reference). SKE51285.
<2> Mr Hutchinson, Little Warren. (OS Card Reference). SKE47384.
<3> F1 CFW 17.12.62 (OS Card Reference). SKE42605.
<4> The Iron Ind of the Weald 1985 291 (H Cleere & D Crossley) (OS Card Reference). SKE50389.
<5> Field report for monument TQ 44 SE 9 - December, 1962 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2662.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SKE51285 OS Card Reference: Wealden Iron 1931 218 (E Straker).
- <2> SKE47384 OS Card Reference: Mr Hutchinson, Little Warren..
- <3> SKE42605 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 17.12.62.
- <4>XY SKE50389 OS Card Reference: The Iron Ind of the Weald 1985 291 (H Cleere & D Crossley). [Mapped feature: #38037 Bloomery, ]
- <5> SKE2662 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 44 SE 9 - December, 1962.
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Record last edited
Mar 4 2021 12:12PM