Scheduled Monuments›England›Crowborough Forge, 160m south-east of Forest Lodge Cottage

Crowborough Forge, 160m south-east of Forest Lodge Cottage

England
List entry 1002208
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002208
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.65 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 49893 32596
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Crowborough Forge is a former ironworking site located in the Weald of Sussex, dating to the medieval or early modern period when iron production was a significant industry in the region. The forge represents evidence of the small-scale metalworking that characterized Sussex's iron economy, utilising local ore and water resources typical of Wealden industrial sites. The site's survival as an archaeological monument reflects the importance of tracing the development of iron manufacture away from major centres, contributing to understanding of dispersed medieval and early modern industrial activity in southern England.

Crowborough Forge, 160m south-east of Forest Lodge Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002208. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Crowborough Forge, 160m south-east of Forest Lodge Cottage?

Crowborough Forge is a former ironworking site located in the Weald of Sussex, dating to the medieval or early modern period when iron production was a significant industry in the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002208.

Who is responsible for protecting Crowborough Forge, 160m south-east of Forest Lodge Cottage?

Crowborough Forge, 160m south-east of Forest Lodge Cottage 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 1002208.

What other scheduled monuments are near Crowborough Forge, 160m south-east of Forest Lodge Cottage?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement site 1/2 mile (800m) NNW of King's Standing (2.8 km), Bowl barrow 300m east of Tile Lodge (3.4 km), King's Standing (3.5 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Crowborough Forge, 160m south-east of Forest Lodge Cottage

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Settlement site 1/2 mile (800m) NNW of King's Standing
2.8 km
Bowl barrow 300m east of Tile Lodge
3.4 km
King's Standing
3.5 km
Medieval moated site with adjacent late medieval Pondbay, Walsh Manor, Crowborough
4.8 km
Pillow mounds on Ashdown Forest
4.9 km
Pippingford furnace and ironworks, 885m south-west of New Lodge Farm
5 km
Romano-British bloomery in Pippingford Park, 775m north-east of Pippingford House
5.5 km
Oldlands furnace
5.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Crowborough Forge, 160m south-east of Forest Lodge Cottage

Crowborough Forge, 160m south-east of Forest Lodge Cottage stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Crowborough Forge, 160m south-east of Forest Lodge Cottage

Battle of Lewes 1264Battle (1264) · ~14.6 milesBattle of Hastings 1066Battle (1066) · ~18.8 miles
Domesday entry for Hartfield, Sussex →
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