Referred to by Field as an Iron Pit working in 1887, though its primary function appears to have been related to coal mining. The stack was part of a ventilation system, using a firebox to generate a hot updraft that would draw stale air out through the mine shaft
On private land, but is clearly visible from the roadside
Publications (2)
Field p 30
Oldham, Tony (1998); Mines of the Forest of Dean; 86 pages