Scheduled MonumentsWalesWhitebrook Wireworks Leat
Post Medieval/Modern · Leat

Whitebrook Wireworks Leat

Wales
Cadw SAM MM292
Period
Post Medieval/Modern
Site type
Leat
Broad class
Water Supply and Drainage
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Whitebrook Wireworks Leat is a Post Medieval and Modern period water supply channel located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (MM292). The leat was constructed to serve the wireworks operations at Whitebrook, conveying water necessary for the industrial processes and power requirements of the works. As an engineered watercourse integral to the site's functioning, the leat represents the infrastructure investment required to support metal manufacturing in this location during the post-medieval industrial period. The survival of this feature provides evidence of the water management practices and industrial organisation that characterised wireworks operations in Wales.

Whitebrook Wireworks Leat is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM292. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Whitebrook Wireworks Leat?

Whitebrook Wireworks Leat is a Post Medieval and Modern period water supply channel located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (MM292). It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM292.

What period does Whitebrook Wireworks Leat date from?

Whitebrook Wireworks Leat 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.

Who is responsible for protecting Whitebrook Wireworks Leat?

Whitebrook Wireworks Leat 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 MM292.

What other scheduled monuments are near Whitebrook Wireworks Leat?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Penterry (8 km), Offa's Dyke: section in Worgan's Wood, 800m west of Chase Farm (8.1 km), Offa's Dyke: section in Boatwood Plantation, 320m south west of Chase Farm (8.5 km).

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