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Furnace, Llanelly

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 02485g
Trust : Glamorgan Gwent
Community : Llanelly
Unitary authority : Monmouthshire
NGR : SO2325313841
Site Type (preferred type first) : POST MEDIEVAL Furnace
Status : Scheduled Monument

Summary :
The sub-surface remains of a charcoal-fired blast-furnace, the earliest documented reference to which may date from 1663 when an agreement to build a weir to divert water to an 'ironworks at Llanelly' was made for Capel Hanbury, the owner of an ironworks.

Description :
The sub-surface remains of a charcoal-fired blast-furnace, the earliest documented reference to which may date from 1663 when an agreement to build a weir to divert water to an 'ironworks at Llanelly' was made for Capel Hanbury, the owner of an ironworks.

Sources :
BABTIE , 1997 , A465 Abergavenny to Hirwaun Cultural Heritage. Gazetteer from Environmental Statement Vol 2.2

Events :
E000959 : A465 Abergavenny to Hirwaun Dualling (year : 1994)
E005192 : Saleyard Garage, Gilwern (year : 2005)
E002359 : A465 Abergavenny to Hirwaun Dualling, Section Two:Gilwern to Brynmawr (year : 1997)

Related records
GGAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 02486g

Compiled date : 19-02-1988


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