Scheduled MonumentsWalesBryndu Coke Ovens
Post Medieval/Modern · Coke Oven

Bryndu Coke Ovens

Wales
Cadw SAM GM493
Period
Post Medieval/Modern
Site type
Coke Oven
Broad class
Industrial
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bryndu Coke Ovens is a post-medieval industrial monument located in Wales, comprising a coke-producing facility that served the region's iron and steel industries during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The site is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (Cadw SAM GM493) in recognition of its historical importance to Wales's industrial heritage. Coke ovens of this period were essential installations for converting coal into coke, the refined fuel required for iron smelting, and the Bryndu site represents the physical infrastructure of this vital industrial process. The surviving structures preserve evidence of the technological and economic development that characterised industrial south Wales during the modern period.

Bryndu Coke Ovens is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM493. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bryndu Coke Ovens?

Bryndu Coke Ovens is a post-medieval industrial monument located in Wales, comprising a coke-producing facility that served the region's iron and steel industries during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM493.

What period does Bryndu Coke Ovens date from?

Bryndu Coke Ovens dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a coke oven. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Bryndu Coke Ovens?

Bryndu Coke Ovens 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 GM493.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bryndu Coke Ovens?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hutchwns round barrow (6.4 km), Merthyr Mawr Warren (7 km), Candleston Castle (7 km).

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