Archaeology - Beauport Park

Beauport Park

• In 1862 a huge **** heap on the site was found, evidence of probably the third largest iron works in the whole Roman Empire. In 1967 work uncovered an impressively preserved bath house.
• Iron production in Roman Britain was widespread, but they had several major British production sites, one being Beauport Park. Evidence of mining and smelting. 
• The Romans targeted this area for the iron, which they smelted down using oak from the woods.
• Bath house roofed with tiles bearing the CL BR stamp.
• Iron was manufactured using bloomeries and it is the remains of these with their associated **** heaps and mine or ‘bell’ pits which can be found in woods and gills throughout the High Weald,…