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| HER Number: | 18709.54 |
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| Name: | LITTLE DENNIS - C16 shot furnace |
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Summary
Norden depicts a small sloping roofed structure with chimney at the high end set behind a platform. This may have been a C16 shot furnace.
Protected Status
- Conservation Area: FALMOUTH
- Scheduled Monument 10552: PENDENNIS PENINSULA FORTIFICATIONS
Other References/Statuses
- OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SW83SW 4
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 18709.54
Monument Type(s):
- FURNACE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Norden depicts a small sloping roofed structure with chimney at the high end set behind a platform. This may have been a C16 shot furnace. Possible footings of a building were found here by the Cornwall Archaeological Unit in 1997. It has also been suggested that the building was an expense magazine for the Long Platform (1).
<1> Linzey, R, 2000, Fortress Falmouth. An conservation plan for the historic defences of Falmouth Haven Vol II (2000), Site V2.2 (Cornwall Event Report). SCO1563.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO1563 - Cornwall Event Report: Linzey, R. 2000. Fortress Falmouth. An conservation plan for the historic defences of Falmouth Haven Vol II (2000). Site V2.2. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records
| 18709 | Part of: PENDENNIS - Post Medieval fort (Monument) |
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