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Cwmafan copper works flue is a nineteenth-century industrial chimney located in the Swansea Valley of South Wales, a region that became a major centre of copper smelting during the Industrial Revolution. The flue forms part of the infrastructure associated with copper processing works that operated in the area during the Post Medieval and Modern Industrial period. The structure represents the technological and industrial heritage of Wales's non-ferrous metal industries, which were among the most significant in Britain during the nineteenth century. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw designation GM566, reflecting its importance to the archaeological and industrial heritage record of Wales.
Cwmafan copper works flue is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM566. View the official record →
Cwmafan copper works flue is a nineteenth-century industrial chimney located in the Swansea Valley of South Wales, a region that became a major centre of copper smelting during the Industrial Revolution. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM566.
Cwmafan copper works flue dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a chimney. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cwmafan copper works flue 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 GM566.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chain Home Low Radar Station, Margam (6.3 km), Margam Medieval Bath House (6.6 km), Half Moon Camp (6.7 km).
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