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Penprys Pit Engine House is a post-medieval industrial engine house located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The structure dates from the industrial period and served the mechanical operations of the pit workings at Penprys. As an engine house, it would have housed steam or other mechanical equipment essential to the extraction or processing activities at the site. The building represents the industrial heritage of Carmarthenshire and reflects the development of mining or quarrying operations in the region during the post-medieval and modern industrial era.
Penprys Pit Engine House is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM266. View the official record →
Penprys Pit Engine House is a post-medieval industrial engine house located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM266.
Penprys Pit Engine House dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a engine house. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Penprys Pit Engine 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 CM266.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glynea Colliery (2.7 km), Loughor Castle (4.5 km), Penclawdd Sea Dock and Canal (5.9 km).
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