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Post Medieval/Modern · Shaft Mounds

Rhode Wood Shaft Mounds

Pembrokeshire, Wales
Cadw SAM PE458
Period
Post Medieval/Modern
Site type
Shaft Mounds
Broad class
Industrial
Nation
Wales
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Rhode Wood Shaft Mounds is a scheduled ancient monument comprising subsidence features created by underground coal mining activity in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The mounds represent the physical legacy of post-medieval and modern industrial extraction, specifically the collapse of mine workings that occurred as shafts were sunk and coal seams were worked beneath the surface. The site dates to the period of coal mining development in South Wales, when such underground operations characterised the industrial transformation of the region. These earthworks form an important archaeological record of Wales's mining heritage and the landscape changes wrought by extractive industries during the post-medieval and modern periods.

Rhode Wood Shaft Mounds is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE458. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Rhode Wood Shaft Mounds?

Rhode Wood Shaft Mounds is a scheduled ancient monument comprising subsidence features created by underground coal mining activity in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE458.

What period does Rhode Wood Shaft Mounds date from?

Rhode Wood Shaft Mounds dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a shaft mounds. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Rhode Wood Shaft Mounds?

Rhode Wood Shaft Mounds 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 PE458.

What other scheduled monuments are near Rhode Wood Shaft Mounds?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Watchtower (4.4 km), Little Hoyle Cave and Longbury Bank Dark Age Site (4.9 km), Sculptured Stone Cross in Church (5.3 km).

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