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Iron Ore Scours at Upper Race, Pontypool is a post-medieval and modern industrial iron mine located in Monmouthshire, Wales. The site comprises excavated workings associated with the exploitation of iron ore deposits in the Pontypool area, which became a significant centre of iron production during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The scours represent open-cast or shallow mining activities characteristic of early iron extraction methods before deep shaft mining became dominant in the region. The site forms part of the broader industrial heritage of Pontypool, an important location in the history of Welsh iron and steel manufacture.
Iron Ore Scours at Upper Race, Pontypool is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM256. View the official record →
Iron Ore Scours at Upper Race, Pontypool is a post-medieval and modern industrial iron mine located in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM256.
Iron Ore Scours at Upper Race, Pontypool dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a iron mine. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Iron Ore Scours at Upper Race, Pontypool 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 MM256.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round Cairn 315m S of Upper Wenallt (7.9 km), Fourteen Locks, Monmouthshire Canal (9.6 km), Caerleon Legionary Fortress: School Fields (9.7 km).
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