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Woolpitch Wood

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 00971g
Trust : Glamorgan Gwent
Community : Trellech United
Unitary authority : Monmouthshire
NGR : SO49030485
Site Type (preferred type first) : POST MEDIEVAL Furnace
Status : Scheduled Monument

Summary :
The remains of an early iron furnace and ancillary structures are located in dense woodland about 8m north of Penarth Brook. See Scheduled Ancient Monument Report in further information file for further details.

Description :
The remains of an early iron furnace and ancillary structures are located in dense woodland about 8m north of Penarth Brook. See Scheduled Ancient Monument Report in further information file for further details.

Sources :
Blockley, M and Dingwall, L , 2000 , An assessment of the archaeological and industrial heritage of the Wye Valley AONB
01/PM Mention/1974/Briggs CS/Arch in Wales no90 p48
02/Desc Text/Cadw/Full Management Report /08/11/2007/Copy in further information file.

Events :
E004581 : Forest Enterprise Welsh Heritage Assets Project:Rhondda/St Gwynno (year : 1999)
E002646 : Assessment of the Wye Valley DBA (year : 2000)
E008772 : GGAT52: Monmouthshire Historic Settlements, Trellech & Usk (year : 1997)

Related records
GGAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 4871-2G

Compiled date : 02-05-1988


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