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Cwm Pelenna Colliery Ventilation Furnace is a nineteenth-century industrial structure located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (GM458) by Cadw. The furnace served the essential function of providing ventilation to the underground workings of Cwm Pelenna Colliery, drawing fresh air through the mine shafts and removing noxious gases accumulated during extraction operations. Such furnaces were integral to the safety and productivity of Victorian and later coal mines, operating on the principle of heat-induced air circulation. The structure represents an important surviving example of colliery auxiliary infrastructure from the industrial period of Welsh coal mining.
Cwm Pelenna Colliery Ventilation Furnace is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM458. View the official record →
Cwm Pelenna Colliery Ventilation Furnace is a nineteenth-century industrial structure located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (GM458) by Cadw. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM458.
Cwm Pelenna Colliery Ventilation Furnace dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a colliery. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cwm Pelenna Colliery Ventilation Furnace 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 GM458.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen-y-Castell (6.1 km), Maesteg blast furnaces (6.5 km), Cwm-Clais Castle Mound (7.1 km).
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