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Site Name:
Maynards Gate
OS Reference:
TQ 5380 2970
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Parish:
Rotherfield
Former Parish:
Hundred:
Rotherfield
District:
Wealden
County:
East Sussex
River Basin:
Medway
Site Type:
Bloomery
Period:
Medieval (unsure)
Century:
Geology:
Ashdown Beds
Geology notes:
Earliest known date:
Latest known date:
Dating evidence:
Surface finds of medieval and post-medieval pottery may indicate a contemporary date for the remains of three smelting furnaces uncovered during the development of an industrial estate.
Site Description:
Scheduled Monument Number:
HER Reference:
MES2959 (ANA)
Bay Height (m.):
Bay Length (m.):
Classis Britannica tiles:
No
Samian pottery:
No
Cylindrical slag plugs:
No
Two-finery forge:
No
Excavation?:
No
Excavation Details:
Description of site vegetation:
Slag Heap Area (m. sq) :
Slag heap grade (Hodgkinson 1999):
Persons Involved in Discovery:
References:
Combes, P.
. (1977) Bloomery furnaces at Maynards Gate, Jarvis Brook. Bulletin of the Wealden Iron Research Group. 1st series, 12. pp. 4-7
(for this site see page(s) 4-7)
Persons with known connections to this site:
Documents:
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Maynards Gate Bloomery field notes
Images:
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Maynards Gate bloomery furnaces (D. Meades)
Maynards Gate bloomery furnaces (D. Meades)
Combes 1977
