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Rhode Wood Shaft Mounds is a Post-Medieval and Modern industrial site located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, comprising shaft mounds associated with mining activity in the region. The site dates from the period of industrial mineral extraction that characterised parts of Pembrokeshire during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The earthworks represent the surface manifestations of underground mining operations, with the characteristic mounds formed by the spoil extracted during shaft sinking and ore working. As a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw scheme, the site preserves important archaeological evidence of the industrial heritage and extractive industries that shaped the economic development of Pembrokeshire during the Post-Medieval period.
Rhode Wood Shaft Mounds is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE458. View the official record →
Rhode Wood Shaft Mounds is a Post-Medieval and Modern industrial site located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, comprising shaft mounds associated with mining activity in the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE458.
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 the UK.
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.
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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