Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cwmbyrgwm Colliery
Abersychan, Torfaen, Wales
A scheduled monument in Abersychan, Torfaen, recorded as Coal Mine (Post Medieval/Modern).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Coal Mine
- Period
- Post Medieval/Modern
- Community
- Abersychan
- Unitary authority
- Torfaen
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 51.72363, -3.08634
- SAM number
- MM163
- Cadw record number
- 2396
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1588 map "Ortelius, Abraham: Theatro De La Tierra Universal. 0" (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1588 · Ortelius, Abraham: Theatro De La Tierra Universal. 0 (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich)
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument consists of a coal and iron mine, dating to the early 19th century and was in operation until the early 20th century. Mining began at the location before 1820, and expanded to feed the adjacent British Ironworks after 1827. The remains include waterbalance gear, a brick chimney, watercourses, two reservoir dams, levels, three oval shafts and tramroad incline.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance and illustrate our knowledge and understanding of the development of the coalmining industry in Wales. It retains significant archaeological potential, with the strong possibility of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. A caol mine may be part of a larger cluster of industrial 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
- ChimneyIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Air Furnace at British IronworksIronworksunder 1 mi
- Former colliery engine house at ETM Steel FabricationIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Former British Ironworks office and foundry quadrangleIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.