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| HER Number: | MDV68838 |
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| Name: | Iron Works to east of Tedburrow Farm, Hemyock |
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Summary
Evidence for iron working in the form of slag and furnace lining fragments. High 'magnetic susceptibility' readings suggest the spread of slag extends through most of the field to the south.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 127 131 |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST11SW/18/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- IRON WORKS (Unknown date)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV58934.
Des=griffith,f. +weddell,p. /iron working in the blackdown hills: results of recent survey/(1996)33/in newman,p.(ed)/the archeaology of mining & metallurgy in sw britain.
GRIFFITH + WEDDELL, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV60270.
The second site of ironworking appears to be located to the east where badger activity was turning up slag & furnace lining fragments. High 'magnetic susceptibility' readings suggest the spread of slag extends through most of the field to the south (griffith + weddell).
Cox, M., 2009, How Important were the Blackdown Hills as a Centre for the Iron Industry before the Industrial Revolution, 20, Appendix 11 (Undergraduate Dissertation). SDV359500.
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. 20, Appendix 11. |
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| SDV58934 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV60270 | Migrated Record: GRIFFITH + WEDDELL. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 7 2016 3:48PM |
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