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Post Medieval/Modern · Ironworks

Remains of Tondu Ironworks

Wales
Cadw SAM GM433
Period
Post Medieval/Modern
Site type
Ironworks
Broad class
Industrial
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Remains of Tondu Ironworks is a post-medieval and modern industrial site located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument (Cadw SAM GM433). The ironworks represents an important phase of Welsh industrial development, reflecting the expansion of iron production during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The surviving remains include physical evidence of the industrial processes and structures characteristic of period ironworking sites in the South Wales valleys. The site documents the scale and nature of metal manufacture during Wales's significant contribution to British industrial growth.

Remains of Tondu Ironworks is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM433. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Remains of Tondu Ironworks?

Remains of Tondu Ironworks is a post-medieval and modern industrial site located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument (Cadw SAM GM433). It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM433.

What period does Remains of Tondu Ironworks date from?

Remains of Tondu Ironworks dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a ironworks. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Remains of Tondu Ironworks?

Remains of Tondu Ironworks 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 GM433.

What other scheduled monuments are near Remains of Tondu Ironworks?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Merthyr Mawr Churchyard Cross (7 km), Vervil Dyke (7 km), Candleston Castle (7.5 km).

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