Tylecote, R. F. and Cherry, J. (1970). The 17th-century bloomery at Muncaster Head.. Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society 70 (series 2). Vol 70, pp. 69-109. https://doi.org/10.5284/1062156. Cite this via datacite

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Title:		 The 17th-century bloomery at Muncaster Head.
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Issue:		 Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society 70 (series 2)
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Series:		 Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society
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Volume:		 70
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Page Start/End:		 69 - 109
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Abstract:		 SD 141989. Excavation of the site of the bloomery built in Eskdale, Cumberland by William Wright and William Pennington in 1636-7 showed that local ore was smelted using water-power for bellows and hammer. The head race and its sluice-gate were the most clearly-surviving features, but enough remained of the channel alongside the bloomery site to estimate the sizes and power of the water wheels. Although the hearths had been destroyed, furnace bottoms of slag to which some iron adhered gave a fair indication of the process and product in the middle of the 17th century. Later, but probably before the 1720s, the furnaces were lined with cast iron plates. D W C
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Author:		 Ronald F Tylecote
James Cherry
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Year of Publication:		 1970
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17th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
Bloomery (Auto Detected Subject)
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Cast Iron Plates (Auto Detected Subject)
Iron (Auto Detected Subject)
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Created Date:		 05 Dec 2008