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Wheelbirks Furnace
Map showing the Scheduled Monument areas of Wheelbirks Furnace, to the south-east of Wheelbirks.
By the west banks of Stocksfield Burn, about half mile south-east of the farm at Wheelbirks, are the remains of a disused blast furnace which date from the 16th or 17th century. The furnace consists of a small, oval chamber, with an open side to the north and with two flanking stone walls. The remains of the furnace are Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England. As an important early industrial site, is also a Scheduled Monument (covering two areas).
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BLAST FURNACE ON WEST BANK OF STOCKSFIELD BURN 150 METRES SOUTH OF WOOD COTTAGE - List Entry
- "Medieval or C17 blast furnace. Large roughly-squared stone. Trapezoidal plan; furnace opening on north, flanked by splayed wing walls standing to 2 metres in parts. Rear wall more ruinous. Important …
Added by
Peter Smith
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Wheelbirks Furnace (Broomley and Stocksfield)
- ....In valley of the Stocksfield Burn a few hundred yards to the south of the old homestead of Wheelbirks are the remains of a disused blast furnace, excavated in 1844 …
Added by
Peter Smith
from https://historicengland.org.u…
BLAST FURNACE ON WEST BANK OF STOCKSFIELD BURN 150 METRES SOUTH OF WOOD COTTAGE - List Entry
- "Medieval or C17 blast furnace. Large roughly-squared stone. Trapezoidal plan; furnace opening on north, flanked by splayed wing walls standing to 2 metres in parts. Rear wall more ruinous. Important …
Added by
Peter Smith
from https://keystothepast.info/se…
Wheelbirks Furnace (Broomley and Stocksfield)
- ....In valley of the Stocksfield Burn a few hundred yards to the south of the old homestead of Wheelbirks are the remains of a disused blast furnace, excavated in 1844 …
Added by
Peter Smith
List number: 1154816
List grade: 2
Keys to the Past HER: N9797
County: Northumberland
Grid ref: NZ0486057962
