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Lefel Fawr Coal Adit is a coal adit located in Breconshire, Wales, dating from the post-medieval to modern industrial period. The site represents the exploitation of coal resources in the South Wales coalfield, with the adit providing horizontal access to underground coal seams, a common method of coal extraction in areas where vertical shafting was impractical or uneconomical. The physical remains of the adit entrance and associated workings survive as evidence of small-scale coal mining activity characteristic of the region during the industrial development of Wales. The site is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference Cadw SAM BR201, reflecting its archaeological and historical significance within the broader context of Welsh industrial heritage.
Lefel Fawr Coal Adit is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR201. View the official record →
Lefel Fawr Coal Adit is a coal adit located in Breconshire, Wales, dating from the post-medieval to modern industrial period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR201.
Lefel Fawr Coal Adit dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a coal adit. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Lefel Fawr Coal Adit 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 BR201.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tramroad at Ystradgynlais (3.7 km), Canal Aqueduct over the River Twrch, Ystalyfera (5.3 km), Hirfynydd Roman Earthwork (5.9 km).
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