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Post Medieval/Modern · Blast Furnace

Old Furnace Blast Furnace

Wales
Cadw SAM MM197
Period
Post Medieval/Modern
Site type
Blast Furnace
Broad class
Industrial
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Old Furnace Blast Furnace is a post-medieval and modern industrial monument located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference MM197 by Cadw. The structure represents the iron-smelting industry that developed in Wales during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, a period of significant industrial expansion. As a blast furnace, it would have been integral to ore reduction and pig iron production, technologies that were fundamental to Wales's role in the broader Industrial Revolution. The surviving physical remains provide evidence of the engineering practices and industrial infrastructure characteristic of early modern Welsh metallurgical production.

Old Furnace Blast Furnace is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM197. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Old Furnace Blast Furnace?

Old Furnace Blast Furnace is a post-medieval and modern industrial monument located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference MM197 by Cadw. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM197.

What period does Old Furnace Blast Furnace date from?

Old Furnace Blast Furnace dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a blast furnace. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Old Furnace Blast Furnace?

Old Furnace Blast Furnace 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 MM197.

What other scheduled monuments are near Old Furnace Blast Furnace?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dinham Castle (8.6 km), Royal Naval Propellant Factory Guided Weapons Scheme Static Firing Bay (8.9 km), Runston Medieval Village Site & Runston Chapel (8.9 km).

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