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Scott's Pit Engine House is a post-medieval and modern industrial structure located in Wales, built upon bedrock of the South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation. This geological sequence, formed during the Westphalian period, comprises mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal seams, ironstone and ferricrete—the mineral-rich strata that made the South Wales coalfield one of Britain's most productive industrial regions. The engine house itself supported mining operations, housing the steam engine essential to pumping water from or hauling coal from the pit workings.
Traces of ancillary buildings survive around the main engine house, representing the functional infrastructure of the colliery. These structures would have served purposes including coal sorting, storage and worker facilities, creating a compact industrial settlement focused entirely on extracting and processing coal from the rich seams below.
The site is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage monuments authority, under reference GM336, recognising its significance as evidence of the industrial heritage that shaped modern Wales.
Scott's Pit Engine House & Traces of Ancillary Buildings is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM336. View the official record →
Scott's Pit Engine House is a post-medieval and modern industrial structure located in Wales, built upon bedrock of the South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM336.
Scott's Pit Engine House & Traces of Ancillary Buildings dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a engine house. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Scott's Pit Engine House & Traces of Ancillary Buildings 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 GM336.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crymlyn Bog Second World War Barrage Balloon Site (3.9 km), Earthwork on Kilvey Hill (4.3 km), Tir-Gwyllt Second World War Barrage Balloon Site (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Scott's Pit Engine House & Traces of Ancillary Buildings's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Scott's Pit Engine House & Traces of Ancillary Buildings stands on South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.