Monument record TR 14 NE 4 - Bloomery (site of), Near Abbotswood

Summary

In the fields some 250m north west of Abbotswood, Stelling, the site of a bloomery is marked by an extensive scatter of early-type cinder. At TR 16744762 there is a low mound with much cinder and burnt clay, probably the working-place.

Location

Grid reference TR 1673 4761 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR14NE
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish STELLING MINNIS, SHEPWAY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> F1 AC 24-JUN-1963 (OS Card Reference). SKE41829.

<2> Iron Industry of the Weald 1985 293 (H Cleere & D Crossley) (OS Card Reference). SKE44520.

<3> Field report for monument TR 14 NE 4 - June, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5396.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: F1 AC 24-JUN-1963.
  • <2>XY OS Card Reference: Iron Industry of the Weald 1985 293 (H Cleere & D Crossley). [Mapped feature: #42220 Bloomery, ]
  • <3> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 14 NE 4 - June, 1963.

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Record last edited

Dec 6 2021 2:41PM