Mr Ian Miller I.F.Miller@salford.ac.uk
Lead Archaeologist
Iron-working at Cunsey Forge: the archaeological and documentary evidence from an initial survey
Miller, Ian
Authors
Abstract
The author presents documentary and archaeological evidence for the location and period of use of Cunsey Forge, a bloomery forge located on land adjacent to Cunsey Beck, on the west bank of Windermere, from 1618 to the mid-eighteenth century. The author discusses its location, origins and ironmasters, the characteristics of blast furnaces and refining forges in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the raw materials needed, transport, the protracted closure of the forge, and later developments concerning the site. A description of the surviving visible surface features is given, along with an account of a geophysical survey and the limited excavation of part of the main building. The different phases of use, and finds from the investigation, and described.
Citation
Miller, I. (2005). Iron-working at Cunsey Forge: the archaeological and documentary evidence from an initial survey. Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society Transactions, 5, 173-198. https://doi.org/10.5284/1064547
| Journal Article Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Date | Jun 1, 2005 |
| Deposit Date | May 26, 2024 |
| Journal | Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society |
| Print ISSN | 0309-7986 |
| Publisher | Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society |
| Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
| Volume | 5 |
| Pages | 173-198 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5284/1064547 |