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Post Medieval/Modern · Blast Furnace

Remains of Blast Furnace at Melin Court

Wales
Cadw SAM GM416
Period
Post Medieval/Modern
Site type
Blast Furnace
Broad class
Industrial
Nation
Wales
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Remains of Blast Furnace at Melin Court is a Post Medieval and Modern period industrial monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under reference Cadw SAM GM416. The blast furnace represents the iron-smelting industries that developed in Wales during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, a period of significant industrial expansion across the region. The surviving structural remains testify to the technological and economic importance of iron production in this locality, with the furnace forming part of the broader landscape of metalworking sites that characterised Post Medieval and Modern industrial Wales.

Remains of Blast Furnace at Melin Court is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM416. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Remains of Blast Furnace at Melin Court?

Remains of Blast Furnace at Melin Court is a Post Medieval and Modern period industrial monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under reference Cadw SAM GM416. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM416.

What period does Remains of Blast Furnace at Melin Court date from?

Remains of Blast Furnace at Melin Court 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 the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Remains of Blast Furnace at Melin Court?

Remains of Blast Furnace at Melin Court 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 GM416.

What other scheduled monuments are near Remains of Blast Furnace at Melin Court?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cwm Pelenna Colliery Ventilation Furnace (4.7 km), Cynon Corn-Drying Kiln (7.1 km), Nant Herbert Camp (7.8 km).

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