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Glynea Colliery is a post-medieval and modern industrial coal mine located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating from the period of intensive coal extraction in South Wales. The site represents the industrial heritage of the South Wales coalfield, which emerged as one of Britain's major coal-producing regions during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw's protection, the colliery preserves evidence of the mining infrastructure and operations that characterised this economically significant period of Welsh industrial development.
Glynea Colliery is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM262. View the official record →
Glynea Colliery is a post-medieval and modern industrial coal mine located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating from the period of intensive coal extraction in South Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM262.
Glynea Colliery dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a coal mine. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Glynea Colliery 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 CM262.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tooth Cave, Llethrid (8.4 km), Cat Hole Cave (9.2 km), Parc le Breos Limekiln and Quarries (9.3 km).
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