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Iron Ore Scours at Upper Race, Pontypool is a Post Medieval and Modern period iron mine located in the industrial landscape of Pontypool, Monmouthshire. The site comprises workings associated with the extraction of iron ore from shallow deposits, exploited during the significant expansion of iron production in South Wales from the eighteenth century onwards. The scours, or surface excavations, represent the physical evidence of opencast mining activity conducted to access iron-bearing strata in this historically important ironmaking region. The site is now designated as a scheduled ancient monument reflecting its archaeological and historical importance to the understanding of Welsh industrial heritage.
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 period iron mine located in the industrial landscape of Pontypool, Monmouthshire. 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 the UK.
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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