THE CHIMNEY ON THE SHORE
This chimney has puzzled people for a long time.
Some have suggested that it was a beacon for ships. Others thought it could be part of a time kiln or a mine. We know now that it is part of a range of structures revealed as the saltmarsh in the area has eroded. We now think it is all that remains of a furnace used to purify locally-mined metal ores Archaeological excavation found a flue linked to the chimney. Deposits of coal and clinker, a waste from burning coal, support the theory that this was a furnace for purifying metal ores.
Since 2014, the site has been the focus of a National Lottery Heritage Fund community archaeology project. led by Morecambe Bay Partnership and supported by Mourholme Local History Group and Arnside & Silverdale AONB Partnership.
The furnace was probably built in the 1780s by the lord of the manor of Yealand, Robert Glason. The chimney was repointed and tapped using a lime sand mortar in the 1990s. This is why it looks so surprisingly smart today.
Music by Enya - "The Humming"
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All we know for sure is that almost 400 years ago in the 1660s, there were two Jenny Browns, mother and daughter, living at nearby Dykehouse farm. Whatever the truth may be, Jenny Brown's Point is how this place is known and her name will be attached to this beauty spot for evermore.
Paul.
This chimney has puzzled people for a long time.
Some have suggested that it was a beacon for ships. Others thought it could be part of a time kiln or a mine. We know now that it is part of a range of structures revealed as the saltmarsh in the area has eroded. We now think it is all that remains of a furnace used to purify locally-mined metal ores Archaeological excavation found a flue linked to the chimney. Deposits of coal and clinker, a waste from burning coal, support the theory that this was a furnace for purifying metal ores.
Since 2014, the site has been the focus of a National Lottery Heritage Fund community archaeology project. led by Morecambe Bay Partnership and supported by Mourholme Local History Group and Arnside & Silverdale AONB Partnership.
The furnace was probably built in the 1780s by the lord of the manor of Yealand, Robert Glason. The chimney was repointed and tapped using a lime sand mortar in the 1990s. This is why it looks so surprisingly smart today.
Music by Enya - "The Humming"
Interesting additional info >>> PDF
All we know for sure is that almost 400 years ago in the 1660s, there were two Jenny Browns, mother and daughter, living at nearby Dykehouse farm. Whatever the truth may be, Jenny Brown's Point is how this place is known and her name will be attached to this beauty spot for evermore.
Paul.
