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Townshend's Great Leat & Waggonway is a post-medieval and modern industrial leat located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (GM468) by Cadw. The monument comprises an engineered water channel constructed to serve industrial purposes, most likely associated with mining or milling operations characteristic of Welsh industrial development. The leat represents the infrastructure necessary to harness water power for commercial enterprises during the post-medieval and industrial periods. The site demonstrates the practical engineering solutions employed in Wales during the expansion of extractive and processing industries.
Townshend's Great Leat & Waggonway is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM468. View the official record →
Townshend's Great Leat & Waggonway is a post-medieval and modern industrial leat located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (GM468) by Cadw. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM468.
Townshend's Great Leat & Waggonway dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a leat. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Townshend's Great Leat & Waggonway 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 GM468.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crymlyn Bog Second World War Barrage Balloon Site (3.4 km), St Margaret's Chapel (3.9 km), Tir-Gwyllt Second World War Barrage Balloon Site (3.9 km).
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