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Remains of Blast Furnaces at Banwen is a post-medieval industrial site located in the Neath Valley, Glamorgan, Wales, comprising the structural remains of iron blast furnaces that operated during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The site represents an important phase in South Wales's development as a major iron-producing region, with the furnaces exploiting local supplies of coal, iron ore, and limestone essential to the iron-smelting industry. The surviving remains consist of stone-built furnace structures and associated industrial infrastructure, though the site has been substantially altered and damaged through continued industrial use and modern development. The furnaces at Banwen exemplify the technological and economic significance of South Wales ironworks during the period of Britain's industrialisation.
Remains of Blast Furnaces at Banwen is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM420. View the official record →
Remains of Blast Furnaces at Banwen is a post-medieval industrial site located in the Neath Valley, Glamorgan, Wales, comprising the structural remains of iron blast furnaces that operated during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM420.
Remains of Blast Furnaces at Banwen 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.
Remains of Blast Furnaces at Banwen 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 GM420.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of Venallt Ironworks (5.5 km), Pentreclwydau Colliery (5.7 km), Carn Cornel Round Cairn (6.6 km).
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