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Neath Abbey Ironworks Calcining Kilns is an industrial monument consisting of the remains of calcining kilns associated with the ironworking operations at Neath Abbey in south Wales. The kilns date from the eighteenth century, when they were used to prepare raw materials for iron production by heating limestone and other minerals. The site represents an important phase in Wales's industrial development during the period of expanding iron manufacture in the south Wales valleys. The surviving structures provide evidence of the technological processes and industrial infrastructure that characterised this significant phase of the region's metallurgical economy.
Neath Abbey Ironworks Calcining Kilns is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM635. View the official record →
Neath Abbey Ironworks Calcining Kilns is an industrial monument consisting of the remains of calcining kilns associated with the ironworking operations at Neath Abbey in south Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM635.
Neath Abbey Ironworks Calcining Kilns dates from the industrial period, and is classified as a calcining kiln. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Neath Abbey Ironworks Calcining Kilns 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 GM635.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of Brunel Dock, Briton Ferry (4.2 km), Craig Ty-Isaf Camp (4.8 km), St Margaret's Chapel (4.9 km).
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