Description and History of Site:-
Three abandoned millstone roughouts were located:
SE17747 39653 - lying on a natural slope, eye cut through, diameter 1m
SE17439 39286 - lying on an embankment
SE17390 39549 - lying by the canal path next to a wall 1.2m diameter, 180mm thick, early-stage roughout
A fourth one, broken in half, is said to exist but was not found by this surveyor.
Other potential sites with no roughouts scattered through the wood, some no more than 1m deep therefore very shallow delphs from which roughouts were shaped and removed. not known
Further Reading and References:-Blaise Vyner Consultancy. 2006. ' Buck Wood, Bradford. Archaeological Survey Report' Unpublished report for the Friends of Buck Wood.
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Key Words :- millstone production sites
Viewing the Site :- the woods are peppered with footpaths
Address :- Thackley, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Grid Ref :- SE 17747 39653
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.852809 , Long -1.731700
Local Authority :- City of Bradford
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site disused - but otherwise substantially intact
Record Date :- 6 December 2022
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © David Johnson
Grid Ref :- SE 17747 39653
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.852809 , Long -1.731700
Local Authority :- City of Bradford
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site disused - but otherwise substantially intact
Record Date :- 6 December 2022
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © David Johnson