Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Remains of Blast Furnace at Pont Henry
Llangyndeyrn, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A scheduled monument in Llangyndeyrn, Carmarthenshire, recorded as Blast Furnace (Post Medieval/Modern).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Blast Furnace
- Period
- Post Medieval/Modern
- Date of designation
- 24 June 1980
- Community
- Llangyndeyrn
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 51.76029, -4.21221
- SAM number
- CM227
- Cadw record number
- 2819
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1860 map "41. Caermathen." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 229 Carmarthen (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1920 · Sheet 100. Llanelly. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- Sheet 7 South Wales (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument consists of the remains of an industrial building, dating to the 17th century. The monument is characterised by any building designed or adapted to accommodate trades and manufacturing activity. This is the remains of a blast furnace, with a square interior, still standing to c 20ft. The two arches, the tuyere and the casting arches are in poor condition, and substantial ivy and tree growth is on the masonry.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of 18th or 19th century inductrial practices. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. The structure itself may be expected to contain archaeological information concerning chronology and building techniques. An industrial building may be part of a larger cluster of monuments and their importance can further enhanced by their group value.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Pont HenriTransportunder 1 mi
- Pont Henri (partly in Llanelli Rural community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Milepost at PontyatesTransportunder 1 mi
- Dan y Banc Farm BuildingsAgriculture and Subsistence1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.