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Abercanaid haystack boiler is a stack boiler of nineteenth-century industrial design, located in Wales and registered as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM572. The haystack boiler represents a distinctive type of portable steam boiler that was widely adopted in industrial and agricultural contexts during the Victorian era, characterised by its characteristic rounded or barrel-like form. The monument survives as evidence of the mechanisation of Welsh industry during the post-medieval and modern industrial period, reflecting the technological innovations that transformed manufacturing and related enterprises in the region.
Abercanaid haystack boiler is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM572. View the official record →
Abercanaid haystack boiler is a stack boiler of nineteenth-century industrial design, located in Wales and registered as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM572. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM572.
Abercanaid haystack boiler dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a haystack boiler. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Abercanaid haystack boiler is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is GM572.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cefn Merthyr Round Cairns (4.6 km), Brynbychan Round Cairn (4.9 km), Coed Cae Round Cairns (5.6 km).
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