List of Scheduled Monuments in Blaenau Gwent

Y Domen Fawr round cairn
Y Domen Fawr round cairn
Afon Sirhowy Hut Circle
Afon Sirhowy Hut Circle
Twyn Bryn March Round Cairn
Twyn Bryn March round cairn
Cefn Man Moel Cross-Ridge Dyke
Cefn Manmoel dyke
St Illtyd Castle Mound
St Illtyd's Motte
Sirhowy Ironworks, Site of
Sirhowy Ironworks
Trefil Quarries North
Trefil Quarries
Clydach Coal Level
Clydach Coal Level
Clydach Railroad Section near Brynmawr
Clydach Rail Road
Marine Colliery Pumping Engine
Marine Colliery Pumping Engine
Incline Haulage Winding Engine, Mynydd Bedwellty
Mynydd Bedwellty Winding Engine
Tredegar Ironworks Cholera Cemetery
Cholera Cemetery
Trefil Tramroad
Trefil Tramroad
Scheduled Monuments in Blaenau Gwent, Wales

Blaenau Gwent is a unitary authority area in eastern South Wales. It has three heavily industrialised valleys, which are the setting for the eight post-medieval scheduled monuments. The uplands have three, possibly four prehistoric monuments, and a medieval site is in the south of the borough. There are 13 scheduled sites in total. The county borough was part of the Historic County of Monmouthshire (historic), although shifting boundaries mean Y Domen Fawr round cairn was formerly in Glamorgan.

Scheduled Ancient Monuments (SAMs) have statutory protection. It is illegal to disturb the ground surface or any standing remains. The compilation of the list is undertaken by Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments, which is an executive agency of the National Assembly of Wales.[1] The list of scheduled monuments below is supplied by Cadw[2] with additional material from RCAHMW and Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust.

Scheduled Monuments in Blaenau Gwent

Image Name Site type Community Location Details Period SAM No
& Refs
Y Domen Fawr round cairn Round cairn Ebbw Vale 51°45′25″N 3°12′34″W / 51.757°N 3.2095°W, SO166170
 Early Bronze Age burial cairn Prehistoric
(Bronze Age)		 GM588
[3]
Afon Sirhowy Hut Circle Hut circle settlement Tredegar 51°47′56″N 3°16′44″W / 51.799°N 3.2788°W, SO119119
 Bronze Age hut circle, 5.3m in diameter Prehistoric
(Bronze Age)		 MM347
[4]
Twyn Bryn March round cairn Round cairn Tredegar 51°48′10″N 3°15′09″W / 51.8028°N 3.2524°W, SO137123
 The best preserved of a group of Bronze Age burial cairns, 5m across Prehistoric
(Bronze Age)		 MM344
[5]
Cefn Manmoel cross-ridge dyke Cross Ridge Dyke Cwm, (also Argoed, Caerphilly) 51°44′39″N 3°12′06″W / 51.7442°N 3.2018°W, SO171057
 Linear defensive earthwork which may be from neolithic or medieval period. This site crosses the border into Caerphilly Unknown
 MM345
[6]
St Illtyd's Motte Motte Llanhilleth 51°42′38″N 3°08′03″W / 51.7105°N 3.1343°W, SO217019
 Castle Mound next to the church. (Also known as Twyn Motte) Probably destroyed in 1233 Medieval
(Norman)		 MM141
[7]
Tredegar Ironworks Arches.png
 Sirhowy Ironworks Industrial monument Tredegar 51°46′59″N 3°14′37″W / 51.783°N 3.2436°W, SO143101
 Ironworks from 1778, site now open to the public Post-Medieval/Modern
(18th century)		 MM185
[8]
Trefil Quarries North Quarry Tredegar 51°49′04″N 3°16′54″W / 51.8179°N 3.2818°W, SO117140
 Limestone Quarry opened in 1794 Post-Medieval/Modern
(18th century)		 MM338
[9]
Clydach Coal Level Tramroad Brynmawr 51°48′09″N 3°09′40″W / 51.8024°N 3.161°W, SO200121
 Rock-cut coal levels from 1812 and tramroad Post-Medieval/Modern
(19th century)		 MM264
[10]
 Tredegar Ironworks Cholera Cemetery Cemetery Tredegar 51°45′37″N 3°14′57″W / 51.7603°N 3.2491°W, SO138075
 Cemetery from the 1830s and 40s Cholera epidemics Post-Medieval/Modern
(19th century)		 MM287
[11]
Clydach Rail Road Tramroad Brynmawr 51°48′12″N 3°09′30″W / 51.8033°N 3.1584°W, SO202122
 Stretch of Clydach Rail Road near Brynmawr, with causeway and stone arched bridge known as Hafod Arch Post-Medieval/Modern
(19th century)		 MM263
[12]
 Marine Colliery Pumping Engine Industrial monument Cwm 51°43′53″N 3°10′33″W / 51.7315°N 3.1759°W, SO188042
 Steam pumping engine, relocated to near the colliery entrance Post-Medieval/Modern
(19th century)		 MM218
[13]
Mynydd Bedwellty Winding Engine Industrial monument Tredegar 51°44′41″N 3°13′40″W / 51.7448°N 3.2278°W, SO153058
 Incline haulage winding engine from the 1850s Post-Medieval/Modern
(19th century)		 MM181
[14]
Trefil Tramroad Tramroad Tredegar 51°48′16″N 3°15′26″W / 51.8044°N 3.2573°W, SO134125
 Early Tramroad connecting to Trefil Quarries Post-Medieval/Modern
(19th century)		 MM339
[15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cadw: Ancient Monuments and Scheduling. Accessed 25 April 2013
  2. ↑ Cadw will send their list as a spreadsheet, or other electronic formats, on request, as indicated at www.whatdotheyknow.com. This list uses information dated May 2012
  3. ↑ coflein NPRN: 403442. GGAT PRN: 07012g. Cadw SAM: GM588: Y Domen Fawr round cairn
  4. ↑ coflein NPRN: 408286. GGAT PRN: 09034g. Cadw SAM: MM347: Afon Sirhowy Hut Circle
  5. ↑ coflein NPRN: 407834. GGAT PRN: 08658g. Cadw SAM: MM344: Twyn Bryn March Round Cairn
  6. ↑ coflein NPRN: 407565. GGAT PRN: 08677g. Cadw SAM: MM345: Cefn Man Moel Cross-Ridge Dyke
  7. ↑ coflein NPRN: 306241. GGAT PRN: 02098g. Cadw SAM: MM141: St Illtyd Castle Mound
  8. ↑ coflein NPRN: 34141. GGAT PRN: 02220g. Cadw SAM: MM185: Sirhowy Ironworks, Site of
  9. ↑ coflein NPRN: 306318. GGAT PRN: 09010g. Cadw SAM: MM338: Trefil Quarries North
  10. ↑ coflein NPRN: 276002. GGAT PRN: 05896g. Cadw SAM: MM264: Clydach Coal Level
  11. ↑ coflein NPRN: 403539. GGAT PRN: 07833g. Cadw SAM: MM287: Tredegar Ironworks Cholera Cemetery
  12. ↑ coflein NPRN: 276001. GGAT PRN: 05955.0g. Cadw SAM: MM263: Clydach Railroad Section near Brynmawr
  13. ↑ coflein NPRN: 275979. GGAT PRN: 04700g. Cadw SAM: MM218: Marine Colliery Pumping Engine
  14. ↑ coflein NPRN: 33725. GGAT PRN: 02219g. Cadw SAM: MM181: Incline Haulage Winding Engine, Mynydd Bedwellty
  15. ↑ coflein NPRN: 403799. GGAT PRN: 08861g. Cadw SAM: MM339: Trefil Tramroad