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Clearwater Paper Mill is a post-medieval and modern industrial structure located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MM294. The mill exploits the geology of its site, built upon Lower Devonian rocks of undifferentiated type that date to the Early Devonian period. These bedrock formations, comprising interbedded sandstone and conglomerate, provided a stable foundation for the substantial structures required in paper manufacture and would have influenced the site's suitability for industrial development.
Paper mills required reliable water sources and proximity to suitable raw materials, factors that determined their location within Wales's river valleys and industrial landscapes. The Lower Devonian sandstones and conglomerates underlying Clearwater reflect the ancient fluvial environments of the Early Devonian, the same geology that later attracted modern industrial enterprise to the area.
As a post-medieval and modern monument, Clearwater Paper Mill represents an important phase in Wales's industrial heritage, when water-powered machinery and later steam-driven technology transformed rural valleys into manufacturing centres. The mill's survival and protection by Cadw recognises its significance in documenting Wales's industrial past and the adaptation of natural resources to industrial purpose.
Clearwater Paper Mill is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM294. View the official record →
Clearwater Paper Mill is a post-medieval and modern industrial structure located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MM294.
Clearwater Paper Mill dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a mill. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Clearwater Paper Mill 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 MM294.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Penterry (8.1 km), Offa's Dyke: section in Worgan's Wood, 800m west of Chase Farm (8.2 km), Offa's Dyke: section in Boatwood Plantation, 320m south west of Chase Farm (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Clearwater Paper Mill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Clearwater Paper Mill stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.