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Townshend's Great Leat & Waggonway is a post-medieval and modern industrial monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under reference Cadw SAM GM468. The site comprises a leat, an artificial water channel constructed to convey water for industrial purposes, together with associated waggonway infrastructure reflecting the mechanised transport systems of the industrial period. The monument demonstrates the integration of water management and mineral or industrial extraction typical of Welsh industrial development from the seventeenth century onwards. The physical remains preserve evidence of the technological infrastructure that supported Wales's industrial economy during its period of significant expansion and development.
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 monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under reference Cadw SAM GM468. 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 Britain.
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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