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Ashburnam iron furnace site is a scheduled ancient monument located in East Sussex that represents the iron-working industries of the Weald region. The site contains the remains of an iron furnace dating to the post-medieval period, when the Sussex Weald was a major centre of iron production in England. The furnace structure and associated archaeological features demonstrate the technological and industrial development of iron smelting during this era. The monument is significant as physical evidence of the economic importance of iron-working to the local and wider English economy during the early modern period.
Ashburnam iron furnace site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002219. View the official record →
Ashburnam iron furnace site is a scheduled ancient monument located in East Sussex that represents the iron-working industries of the Weald region.
Ashburnam iron furnace site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1002219.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Panningridge iron furnace site (0.5 km), Holy Trinity Priory (4.5 km), Battle Abbey (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ashburnam iron furnace site's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Ashburnam iron furnace site stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.