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Gadlys Ironworks is a post-medieval industrial site in Wales featuring the remains of a blast furnace. The works operated during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as part of the region's iron production industry, which constituted a significant element of Wales's industrial heritage during this period. The surviving blast furnace structure represents the technological infrastructure characteristic of early industrial iron smelting, reflecting the methods and scale of production typical of Welsh ironworks in the Georgian and Victorian eras. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw register, indicating its recognised importance to the archaeological and industrial heritage record of Wales.
Gadlys Ironworks (Remains of Blast Furnace) is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM438. View the official record →
Gadlys Ironworks is a post-medieval industrial site in Wales featuring the remains of a blast furnace. 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 the UK.
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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