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The Salthouse, Port Eynon is a post-medieval industrial salt works located on the Gower Peninsula in Swansea, Wales. The site represents an important phase of commercial salt production in Wales, reflecting the exploitation of coastal resources during the early modern period. The works would have utilised local brine sources or seawater to produce salt through evaporation, a process central to food preservation industries and trade in this era. The surviving physical remains evidence the infrastructure and methods employed in this salt manufacture, contributing to the archaeological record of industrial activity along the Welsh coast.
The Salthouse, Port Eynon is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM471. View the official record →
The Salthouse, Port Eynon is a post-medieval industrial salt works located on the Gower Peninsula in Swansea, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM471.
The Salthouse, Port Eynon dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a salt works. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
The Salthouse, Port Eynon 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 GM471.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Culver Hole Dovecot (0.4 km), Longhole Cave (1.9 km), Norton Camp (3.1 km).
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