Craggie bloomery

iron working in late medieval Sutherland

Authors

  • John A Atkinson
  • John Wombell
  • Jennifer Miller Contributor
  • Christine Rennie Contributor
  • Gillian McSwan Contributor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.145.341.347

Keywords:

bloomery, furnace, iron works

Abstract

This note details the discovery and partial excavation of a bloomery furnace near Craggie Cottage in Glen Oykel, Sutherland, in 2010. Evidence from the excavation casts light on bloomery iron working tradition and dates the use of the furnace to the late 15th–early 17th centuries.

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Published

30-11-2016

Issue

Vol. 145 (2016)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Craggie bloomery: iron working in late medieval Sutherland. (2016). Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 145, 341-347. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.145.341.347

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