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St David's Colliery is a Post Medieval and Modern period coal mine located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference CM265. The colliery represents the industrial development of South Wales during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, when coal extraction became a dominant economic activity in the region. The site retains physical evidence of mining infrastructure and operations characteristic of the period, contributing to the archaeological record of Welsh industrial heritage. St David's Colliery exemplifies the transformation of the Carmarthenshire landscape through large-scale mineral extraction and the broader industrialisation of South Wales.
St David's Colliery is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM265. View the official record →
St David's Colliery is a Post Medieval and Modern period coal mine located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference CM265. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM265.
St David's Colliery dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a coal mine. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
St David's Colliery 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 CM265.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Loughor Castle (4.2 km), Penclawdd Sea Dock and Canal (5.5 km), Dan-y-Lan Camp (5.8 km).
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