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Machen Forge and Tinplate Works is a post-medieval industrial site located in Wales, utilising water power from a nearby watercourse to drive metalworking operations. The site dates from the period of significant industrial expansion in Welsh valleys during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when ironworking and tinplate manufacturing became major economic activities in the region. The surviving structures and associated water management systems, including leats and channels engineered to direct water to the works, represent the technological infrastructure essential to this industrial process. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, the site preserves evidence of Wales's important role in the development of iron and tinplate production during the modern industrial period.
Machen Forge and Tinplate Works is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM516. View the official record →
Machen Forge and Tinplate Works is a post-medieval industrial site located in Wales, utilising water power from a nearby watercourse to drive metalworking operations. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM516.
Machen Forge and Tinplate Works dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a water power system. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Machen Forge and Tinplate Works 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 GM516.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Field Camp E Of Craig-Llywn (4.9 km), Castell Morgraig (6.3 km), Caerffili Mountain Shaft Mounds (6.3 km).
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