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Margam Medieval Bath House is a twelfth-century structure located within the precinct of Margam Abbey in Glamorgan, Wales. The building survives as substantial stone ruins and represents evidence of monastic provision for bathing and hygiene within a Cistercian community. The bath house functioned as part of the abbey's infrastructure during the medieval period, reflecting the monks' access to heated bathing facilities, a notable amenity in the medieval Welsh ecclesiastical landscape. The site is now designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the Cadw register, preserving this rare example of monastic domestic architecture in Wales.
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 structure located within the precinct of 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 the UK.
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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