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Charcoal Blast Furnace at Abercarn is a post-medieval industrial structure located in Wales that represents an important phase in the development of iron production technology. The furnace dates from the period when charcoal remained a primary fuel source for smelting operations, before the widespread adoption of coked coal transformed British iron manufacturing. The surviving structure preserves evidence of the physical arrangement characteristic of blast furnaces of this era, including the stack and associated foundry infrastructure. This monument, designated under the Welsh heritage protection system as Scheduled Ancient Monument MM250, illustrates the transitional industrial archaeology of the Welsh valleys during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Charcoal Blast Furnace at Abercarn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM250. View the official record →
Charcoal Blast Furnace at Abercarn is a post-medieval industrial structure located in Wales that represents an important phase in the development of iron production technology. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM250.
Charcoal Blast Furnace at Abercarn dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a blast furnace. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Charcoal Blast Furnace at Abercarn 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 MM250.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St. Michael's Churchyard Cross, Machen (6.9 km), Gwern-y-Domen Castle Mound (8.1 km), Ruperra Hillfort and Motte (8.2 km).
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