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Tinplate works at Aberdulais Falls is a Post-Medieval industrial tinplate manufacturing site located in the Neath Valley, Swansea, Wales. The works operated during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, exploiting the waterpower of the River Dulais to drive machinery for tinplate production, an industry central to South Wales's industrial development. The site comprises substantial remains of industrial infrastructure including water channels, leats, and structural foundations that reflect the technological systems employed in this energy-intensive manufacturing process. Aberdulais Falls represents an important example of how Welsh industrial enterprises harnessed hydraulic power during the period of rapid industrial expansion, before the widespread adoption of steam-powered production facilities.
Tinplate works at Aberdulais Falls is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM485. View the official record →
Tinplate works at Aberdulais Falls is a Post-Medieval industrial tinplate manufacturing site located in the Neath Valley, Swansea, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM485.
Tinplate works at Aberdulais Falls dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a tinplate works. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Tinplate works at Aberdulais Falls 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 GM485.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mynydd y Gaer (Lower) Camp (5.3 km), Buarth y Gaer, Mynydd y Gaer (5.9 km), Foel Fynyddau Round Cairn (6 km).
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