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Margam Medieval Bath House is a twelfth-century bathing structure associated with Margam Abbey in Glamorgan, Wales. The building exemplifies monastic provision for health and hygiene within a Cistercian community, reflecting the importance placed upon bathing facilities in medieval religious establishments. The surviving remains indicate a rectangular stone construction characteristic of monastic utilitarian buildings of the period. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, the bath house provides archaeological evidence of domestic and welfare practices within one of Wales's most significant medieval abbeys.
Margam Medieval Bath House is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM545. View the official record →
Margam Medieval Bath House is a twelfth-century bathing structure associated with Margam Abbey in Glamorgan, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM545.
Margam Medieval Bath House dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a bath house. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Margam Medieval Bath House 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 GM545.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sculptured Cross Llanmihangel Farm (4.3 km), Kenfig Castle & Medieval Town (4.3 km), Leat & Dam at Llanmihangel Mill (4.8 km).
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