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Iron Tub Boats at Burry Port Harbour is a Post Medieval and Modern transport structure consisting of flat-bottomed iron vessels formerly employed in the harbour. These boats represent the practical maritime engineering of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, adapted for the shallow waters and tidal conditions characteristic of the Carmarthen Bay coastline. The iron construction and tub-like form reflect the industrial and transport developments of the period, when such vessels served the local coal and mineral export trade that made Burry Port an important economic centre in South Wales. The surviving examples retain archaeological significance as material evidence of the harbour's operational history and the maritime technologies deployed in Welsh coastal commerce.
Iron Tub Boats at Burry Port Harbour is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM268. View the official record →
Iron Tub Boats at Burry Port Harbour is a Post Medieval and Modern transport structure consisting of flat-bottomed iron vessels formerly employed in the harbour. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM268.
Iron Tub Boats at Burry Port Harbour dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a boat. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Iron Tub Boats at Burry Port Harbour 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 CM268.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Cennydd's Church Cross-shaft (8.9 km), Standing Stone on Ty'r Coed Farm (9 km), Stembridge Camp (9 km).
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