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Wortley Top Forge is a scheduled ancient monument located in South Yorkshire that represents an important centre of iron production during the early modern period. The forge operated as a significant ironworking site, with evidence of its industrial structures and activities preserved within the landscape. The site reflects the development of Sheffield's metal-working industries, which became renowned for the production of high-quality iron and steel goods. The surviving remains and archaeological deposits at Wortley Top Forge document the technological and economic significance of iron forging in the region during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Wortley Top Forge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018262. View the official record →
Wortley Top Forge is a scheduled ancient monument located in South Yorkshire that represents an important centre of iron production during the early modern period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018262.
Wortley Top Forge 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 1018262.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Handlands Romano-British settlement, 460m south west of Woodseats Farm (6.2 km), Romano-British field system and settlement at Wheata Wood (6.6 km), Ewden Beck round barrow cemetery and cross-dyke (6.7 km).
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