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Ffos-y-fran is a deserted iron mining village located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw reference GM496. The settlement developed during the Post Medieval and Modern Industrial period, reflecting the expansion of iron extraction and associated industrial activity in South Wales. The site preserves evidence of the physical infrastructure of mining operations, including mining features and settlement remains that document the landscape transformation driven by nineteenth-century industrial development. The abandonment of the village marks the decline of local iron working activities, leaving archaeological and historical testimony to this phase of industrial Wales.
Deserted Iron Mining Village, Ffos-y-fran is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM496. View the official record →
Ffos-y-fran is a deserted iron mining village located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw reference GM496. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM496.
Deserted Iron Mining Village, Ffos-y-fran dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Deserted Iron Mining Village, Ffos-y-fran 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 GM496.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cefn Merthyr Round Cairns (5.7 km), Dyke 315m E of Tyla-Glas (5.9 km), Coed Cae Round Cairns (6.4 km).
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