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Ely Tidal Harbour Coal Staithe Number One is a post-medieval and modern coal-handling structure located in Wales. The monument represents industrial infrastructure built to manage the loading and export of coal via tidal waterway access. Coal stathes were essential features of mining regions, designed to facilitate the movement of fuel from inland collieries to coastal markets and beyond during the period when coal dominated British industry and trade.
The site sits upon Triassic bedrock composed of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, typical of the geological sequence underlying South Wales coalfield regions. This solid foundation provided stable ground for the substantial timber and masonry construction required to support the weight of stored coal and operating machinery.
The structure is protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference GM583, reflecting its significance as a record of Wales's industrial heritage and the infrastructure networks that sustained coal extraction and export. Coal stathes such as this represent a now largely vanished aspect of the landscape, their decline marking the end of coal's dominance in the British economy.
Ely Tidal Harbour Coal Staithe Number One is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM583. View the official record →
Ely Tidal Harbour Coal Staithe Number One is a post-medieval and modern coal-handling structure located in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM583.
Ely Tidal Harbour Coal Staithe Number One dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a staithe. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Ely Tidal Harbour Coal Staithe Number One 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 GM583.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cogan Deserted Medieval Village (2.8 km), Anti-aircraft and Coastal Battery West of Lavernock Point (5 km), Middleton Moated Site (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Ely Tidal Harbour Coal Staithe Number One'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.
Ely Tidal Harbour Coal Staithe Number One stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.