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Garnddyrys Ironworks is a post-medieval and modern industrial site located in Wales, representing the iron production industries that developed in the region during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The works, together with its adjacent tramway, form part of the wider industrial archaeology of South Wales, where iron smelting and metalworking became significant economic activities. The tramway infrastructure associated with the ironworks reflects the transport systems developed to move raw materials and finished products, typical of the period's industrial organisation. The site is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the care of Cadw, recognising its importance to the understanding of Wales's industrial heritage and technological development during the post-medieval period.
Garnddyrys Ironworks (Site of) and adjacent Tramway is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM189. View the official record →
Garnddyrys Ironworks is a post-medieval and modern industrial site located in Wales, representing the iron production industries that developed in the region during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM189.
Garnddyrys Ironworks (Site of) and adjacent Tramway 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.
Garnddyrys Ironworks (Site of) and adjacent Tramway 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 MM189.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Coal Pits, Blaenavon (2.4 km), Blaenafon Ironworks (2.4 km), Engine Pit, Blaenavon (2.8 km).
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