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HER Number:MDV53343
Name:FURNACE in the Parish of Stockland

Summary

Vis=-/-/1974 (pearce) in the nw corner of this field next to a goyle is an area of rusty coloured soil. Also great quantities of iron slag of two different sorts. Also found over rest of field but to a lesser degree. Two large areas of darker soil occur nearby. See st20nw/199 for scatter from this field that includes medieval pottery (worksheet).

Location

Grid Reference:ST 238 051
Map Sheet:ST20NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishStockland
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSTOCKLAND

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: ST20NW/258

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FURNACE (Unknown date)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV108774.

Des=worksheet/ pearce, n.(1974)/ in pf.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV1142.

Vis=-/-/1974 (pearce) in the nw corner of this field next to a goyle is an area of rusty coloured soil. Also great quantities of iron slag of two different sorts. Also found over rest of field but to a lesser degree. Two large areas of darker soil occur nearby. See st20nw/199 for scatter from this field that includes medieval pottery (worksheet).


Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1994, Blackdown Hills ironworking survey (Report - Survey). SDV126734.

Furnace lining fragment, one slag droplet and much tap slag by stream found by N. Pearce.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV108774Migrated Record:
SDV1142Migrated Record:
SDV126734Report - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1994. Blackdown Hills ironworking survey. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 30 2015 5:07PM