Scheduled MonumentsWalesLlanerch-y-mor Lead Smelting Chimney
Victorian · Lead Work

Llanerch-y-mor Lead Smelting Chimney

Flintshire, Wales
Cadw SAM FL214
Period
Victorian
Site type
Lead Work
Broad class
Industrial
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Llanerch-y-mor Lead Smelting Chimney is a Victorian industrial structure located in Flintshire, Wales, forming part of the lead smelting operations that characterised the region during the nineteenth century. The chimney represents the substantial investment in non-ferrous metal processing that developed across North Wales during this period, when the area was a centre of significant lead extraction and refining activity. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw designation SAM FL214, the structure survives as physical evidence of the industrial heritage and technological infrastructure that supported Wales's extractive industries in the Victorian era.

Llanerch-y-mor Lead Smelting Chimney is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL214. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Llanerch-y-mor Lead Smelting Chimney?

Llanerch-y-mor Lead Smelting Chimney is a Victorian industrial structure located in Flintshire, Wales, forming part of the lead smelting operations that characterised the region during the nineteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL214.

What period does Llanerch-y-mor Lead Smelting Chimney date from?

Llanerch-y-mor Lead Smelting Chimney dates from the victorian period, and is classified as a lead work. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Llanerch-y-mor Lead Smelting Chimney?

Llanerch-y-mor Lead Smelting Chimney 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 FL214.

What other scheduled monuments are near Llanerch-y-mor Lead Smelting Chimney?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bryn y Cosyn Round Barrows (6.6 km), Round Barrow 225m SE of Parc y Prysau (6.7 km), Round Barrow 495m SE of Parc y Prysau (6.9 km).

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