Thesaurus Term/Concept: BLOOMERY

Identifier	69180
Class	MONUMENT TYPE
Status	Preferred
Index?	Yes
Scope Note	A charcoal fired shaft furnace used for the direct reduction of iron ore to produce wrought iron.

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Context	Record
Monument Type	MDE13172 Iron Age or Roman iron smelting bloomery at Sherracombe Ford (Monument)
Monument Type	MSO7157 Post-medieval or earlier smelting site at Bridgetown (Monument)