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Lower or Abbey Ironworks, Tintern

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 00709g
Trust : Glamorgan Gwent
Community : Tintern
Unitary authority : Monmouthshire
NGR : SO5257000080
Site Type (preferred type first) : POST MEDIEVAL Wire works
Status : Scheduled Monument , listed building II

Summary :
The site of the most important wire Works in Britain possibly part of the original operation at Tintern. These wireworks are part of a series of water power sites in the Angiddy Valley. Each wireworks site would have consisted of a number of related buildings. This site is now scheduled as Lower or Abbey Wireworks, Tintern (Cadw Scheduling Report).

Description :
The site of the most important wire Works in Britain possibly part of the original operation at Tintern. These wireworks are part of a series of water power sites in the Angiddy Valley. Each wireworks site would have consisted of a number of buildings and structures. This site is now scheduled as Lower or Abbey Wireworks, Tintern (Cadw Scheduling Report).

Sources :
Blockley, M and Dingwall, L , 2000 , An assessment of the archaeological and industrial heritage of the Wye Valley AONB
Cadw , Cadw Scheduled Monument Record
The Handley Partnership , HAAbase built heritage assessment system: Buildings at Risk database
01/Desc Text/Cadw/Application for Grant Aid/2008/Copy in further information file.

Events :
E002646 : Assessment of the Wye Valley DBA (year : 2000)
E008772 : GGAT52: Monmouthshire Historic Settlements, Trellech & Usk (year : 1997)

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Compiled date : 02-03-1988


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