Scheduled MonumentsEnglandThe remains of the Romano-British ironworks site to the north of Bardown Oast Farm

The remains of the Romano-British ironworks site to the north of Bardown Oast Farm

England
List entry 1473350
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1473350
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
6.1 hectares
Grid reference
TQ6628929302, TQ6638129418
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The remains of the Romano-British ironworks site to the north of Bardown Oast Farm is a scheduled ancient monument located in Sussex that represents significant iron production activity during the Roman period. The site contains evidence of ironworking installations dating to the Romano-British era, reflecting the substantial exploitation of the Weald's iron resources during Roman occupation. The physical remains comprise archaeological deposits and features associated with smelting and metalworking processes characteristic of Romano-British industrial sites. This monument contributes to our understanding of Romano-British industrial activity and the economic importance of iron production in the south-eastern provinces of Roman Britain.

The remains of the Romano-British ironworks site to the north of Bardown Oast Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1473350. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is The remains of the Romano-British ironworks site to the north of Bardown Oast Farm?

The remains of the Romano-British ironworks site to the north of Bardown Oast Farm is a scheduled ancient monument located in Sussex that represents significant iron production activity during the Roman period.

Who is responsible for protecting The remains of the Romano-British ironworks site to the north of Bardown Oast Farm?

The remains of the Romano-British ironworks site to the north of Bardown Oast Farm 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 1473350.

What other scheduled monuments are near The remains of the Romano-British ironworks site to the north of Bardown Oast Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Boarzell moated site 100m north east of Swiftsden Farm, Little Swiftsden (5.3 km), A quadrangular castle and 16th/17th century manor house known as Old Scotney Castle, set in a 19th century landscaped garden (6.3 km), Premonstratensian Abbey at Bayham (7.1 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.
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.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under The remains of the Romano-British ironworks site to the north of Bardown Oast Farm

The remains of the Romano-British ironworks site to the north of Bardown Oast Farm stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around The remains of the Romano-British ironworks site to the north of Bardown Oast Farm

RochesterRoman town · ~24.8 milesBattle of Hastings 1066Battle (1066) · ~10.1 milesBattle of Lewes 1264Battle (1264) · ~19.9 miles