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Glass furnace, Bolsterstone is a post-medieval industrial monument located in South Yorkshire. The site represents the material remains of glassmaking activity, a significant craft industry in the region during the early modern period. The furnace structure itself constitutes archaeological evidence of glass production techniques and fuel consumption practices characteristic of post-medieval manufacturing sites. Its survival contributes to the archaeological record of industrial heritage in the Pennine uplands and demonstrates the distribution of craft industries beyond major urban centres.
Glass furnace, Bolsterstone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004803. View the official record →
Glass furnace, Bolsterstone is a post-medieval industrial monument located in South Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004803.
Glass furnace, Bolsterstone 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 1004803.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ewden Beck ring-cairn. (3.1 km), Ewden Beck round barrow cemetery and cross-dyke (3.3 km), The Bar Dyke linear earthwork (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Glass furnace, Bolsterstone'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.
Glass furnace, Bolsterstone stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.