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| HER Number: | MDV114775 |
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| Name: | Iron Slag at Tedburrow Farm |
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Summary
A considerable quantity of waste material, mainly tap slag, was exposed during recent landscaping near the farmhouse.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 126 131 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST11SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hemyock |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HEMYOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SLAG (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD? (Between))
Full description
Cox, M., 2009, How Important were the Blackdown Hills as a Centre for the Iron Industry before the Industrial Revolution, 24-26, Table 6.1 (Undergraduate Dissertation). SDV359500.
Recent landscaping near the farmhouse exposed a considerable quantity of waste material, mainly tap slag. The streambed to the east is also full of tap slag that probably originated in fields to the south. It is suggested that the actual smelting took place to the south with the waste being carried and dumped in the easiest way, downhill to the north. The ironworking material found close to Tedburrow Farmhouse is undated but if it is contemporary with that from the surrounding fields then this suggests a large Romano-British iron working site in the vicinity.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359500 | Undergraduate Dissertation: Cox, M.. 2009. How Important were the Blackdown Hills as a Centre for the Iron Industry before the Industrial Revolution. University of Exeter Dissertation. Digital. 24-26, Table 6.1. [Mapped features: #3227 ; #3228 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV11548 | Related to: Iron Works at Tedburrow Farm, Hemyock (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 6 2018 12:45PM |
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