Summary
Immediately to the W of the SW corner of the building, a depression on the line of the open tail race indicates that beneath the smelting house there is a culvert, which must still convey water from the wheel pit. The open tail-race channel joins the stream to the W of the deposits of slag.
Identification Images (1)
Monument Types
- CULVERT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TAIL RACE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Description
Water emerges from rubble down-hill to the W of the smelting house, rubble which represents either debris filling an open race, or a collapsed culvert. Immediately to the W of the SW corner of the building, a depression on the line of the open tail race indicates that beneath the smelting house there is a culvert, which must still convey water from the wheel pit. The open tail-race channel joins the stream to the W of the deposits of slag.
Other Statuses and References
- HER/SMR Reference (External): 5907
Associated Events
- ENA1030 - Field Survey, Survey and re-photographing of Froggatt Wood Ore-hearth and Lead Smelter, Longshaw Estate
Associated Finds
None Recorded
Related Records
- Related to: Smelt Mill Complex at Froggatt Wood, Longshaw Estate (Monument) - 60221*0 / MNA112814