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Cwm Pit and head of railway is a post-medieval and modern industrial mine located in Wales, documented under Cadw scheduled ancient monument designation GM607. The site represents the material remains of coal or mineral extraction operations characteristic of Wales's industrial expansion from the eighteenth century onwards. The monument comprises both the pit workings themselves and associated railway infrastructure, reflecting the integrated transport systems that developed to move extracted materials from pit head to markets. Such sites are significant for understanding the technological and economic development of Wales during its industrial period and the physical legacy of extractive industries that shaped the landscape and communities of the region.
Cwm Pit and head of railway is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM607. View the official record →
Cwm Pit and head of railway is a post-medieval and modern industrial mine located in Wales, documented under Cadw scheduled ancient monument designation GM607. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM607.
Cwm Pit and head of railway dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a mine. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cwm Pit and head of railway 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 GM607.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brynbychan Round Cairn (5.7 km), Cefn Merthyr Round Cairns (5.8 km), Rhos-Gwawr cairn cemetery (6.2 km).
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