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Gadlys Ironworks is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of a blast furnace located in Wales and designated during the post-medieval and modern industrial period. The site represents the iron production industry that flourished in South Wales during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when the region became a major centre of iron manufacture. The surviving structure, identifiable as Cadw SAM GM438, demonstrates the technological infrastructure required for smelting iron ore using coke or charcoal fuel. Such furnaces were central to the rapid industrialisation of Wales and formed part of extensive ironworking complexes that shaped both the landscape and economy of the region during this transformative period.
Gadlys Ironworks (Remains of Blast Furnace) is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM438. View the official record →
Gadlys Ironworks is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of a blast furnace located in Wales and designated during the post-medieval and modern industrial period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM438.
Gadlys Ironworks (Remains of Blast Furnace) dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a ironworks. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Gadlys Ironworks (Remains of Blast 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 GM438.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Twyn y Bridallt Roman Camp (4.8 km), Carn-y-Pigwn Round Cairn (5.7 km), Tarren Maerdy cairn (W) (6.1 km).
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