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Monument record TQ 44 SE 20 - Cowden lower furnace
Summary
Possible site of a blast furnace, c.1590. Documentary
evidence points to a hitherto unrecorded blast-furnace at Cowden. Cowden Mill seems to be the probable site supported by field name evidence and the presence of blast furnace slag.
Location
Grid reference | TQ 465 401 (point) FCE |
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Map sheet | TQ44SE |
Civil Parish | COWDEN, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> Post Md Arch vol 15 1981 230 (J Cherry) (OS Card Reference). SKE48539.
<2> Iron Ind of the Weald 1985 325 (H Cleere & D Crossley) (OS Card Reference). SKE44515.
<3> Wealden Iron 1931 (E Straker) (OS Card Reference). SKE51282.
Sources/Archives (3)
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Mar 3 2021 3:38PM