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White Rock Copper Works is a Post Medieval and Modern industrial copper smelting complex located in Wales. The works represent an important phase in Wales's copper processing industry, which expanded significantly during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as demand for refined copper increased. The surviving structures and industrial remains at the site reflect the technological and organisational systems employed in copper smelting during this period. The works are registered as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw's protection, recognising their historical and archaeological value in understanding Wales's industrial heritage.
White Rock Copper Works is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM481. View the official record →
White Rock Copper Works is a Post Medieval and Modern industrial copper smelting complex located in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM481.
White Rock Copper Works dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a copper works. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
White Rock Copper Works 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 GM481.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Foxhole River Staithes (0.5 km), Original Swansea Castle (1.7 km), Tir-Gwyllt Second World War Barrage Balloon Site (1.7 km).
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