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Iron plat furnace

England
List entry 1002221
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002221
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.66 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 49854 24182
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Iron plat furnace is a scheduled ancient monument located in Sussex, England. The site represents evidence of iron working activity dating to the medieval period, when the Sussex Weald was a significant centre of iron production. Iron plat furnaces were shallow, open-hearth installations used in the smelting process, and this example survives as an archaeological feature that contributes to understanding the historical development of metallurgical practices in the region during the medieval era.

Iron plat furnace is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002221. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Iron plat furnace?

Iron plat furnace is a scheduled ancient monument located in Sussex, England.

Who is responsible for protecting Iron plat furnace?

Iron plat furnace 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 1002221.

What other scheduled monuments are near Iron plat furnace?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement site in Buxted Park (1.8 km), Little forge (2.3 km), Medieval moated site, Warren Farm, Shepherd's Hill (2.6 km).

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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.
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Medieval settlement site in Buxted Park
1.8 km
Little forge
2.3 km
Medieval moated site, Warren Farm, Shepherd's Hill
2.6 km
Hendall Furnace, 390m north-west of Hendall Manor Farmhouse
3.2 km
Oldlands furnace
3.7 km
Pounsley iron furnace
3.8 km
Medieval farmstead at Buckham Hill, immediately north and south east of Princes
5.9 km
Medieval ringwork in Middle Wood
6.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Iron plat furnace

Iron plat furnace stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Iron plat furnace

Battle of Lewes 1264Battle (1264) · ~10.1 milesBattle of Hastings 1066Battle (1066) · ~16.4 miles
Domesday entry for Etchingwood, Sussex →
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