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Hetty Pit is a post-medieval and modern industrial colliery located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM459. The site represents the coal mining industry that developed extensively across Welsh valleys from the nineteenth century onwards. As a colliery installation, Hetty Pit would have comprised mine shafts, associated surface infrastructure, and spoil heaps characteristic of the period's coal extraction operations. The monument's designation reflects the historical and archaeological importance of industrial mining sites in documenting Wales's economic development and working-class heritage during the modern period.
Hetty Pit is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM459. View the official record →
Hetty Pit is a post-medieval and modern industrial colliery located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM459. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM459.
Hetty Pit dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a colliery. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Hetty Pit 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 GM459.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen-y-Coedcae Roman Camp (3.1 km), Newbridge Beam Engine (3.7 km), Tarren Deusant Sculptured Rock & Spring (3.7 km).
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