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Brymbo Ironworks is a post-medieval and modern industrial complex in Denbighshire, Wales, that represents an important phase of Welsh iron production. The site comprises an early blast furnace, cast house, and foundry, indicating substantial iron-working operations that developed during the industrial period. The physical remains demonstrate the technological and architectural character of ironworks construction, with structures designed for the smelting and casting of iron. The works form part of the broader industrial heritage of North Wales, an area that became significant for metal production during the expansion of manufacturing in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Brymbo Ironworks: Early Blast Furnace, Cast House & Foundry is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE202. View the official record →
Brymbo Ironworks is a post-medieval and modern industrial complex in Denbighshire, Wales, that represents an important phase of Welsh iron production. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE202.
Brymbo Ironworks: Early Blast Furnace, Cast House & Foundry dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a ironworks. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Brymbo Ironworks: Early Blast Furnace, Cast House & Foundry 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 DE202.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: Section S of Bryn yr Owen Farm (6 km), Offa's Dyke: Sections N & S of Bryn yr Owen Colliery (6.4 km), Wat's Dyke: Section extending from Erddig Park to Middle Sontley (6.7 km).
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