List of scheduled monuments in Blaenau Gwent

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.

Y Domen Fawr round cairn

Afon Sirhowy Hut Circle

Twyn Bryn March round cairn

Cefn Manmoel dyke

St Illtyd's Motte

Sirhowy Ironworks

Trefil Quarries

Clydach Coal Level

Clydach Rail Road

Marine Colliery Pumping Engine

Mynydd Bedwellty Winding Engine

Cholera Cemetery

Trefil Tramroad

Scheduled Monuments in Blaenau Gwent, Wales

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	51.757°N 3.2095°W, SO166170	Early Bronze Age burial cairn	Prehistoric (Bronze Age)	GM588 [3]
	Afon Sirhowy Hut Circle	Hut circle settlement	Tredegar	51.799°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	51.8028°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)	51.7442°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	51.7105°N 3.1343°W, SO217019	Castle Mound next to the church. (Also known as Twyn Motte) Probably destroyed in 1233	Medieval (Norman)	MM141 [7]
	Sirhowy Ironworks	Industrial monument	Tredegar	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	51.8179°N 3.2818°W, SO117140	Limestone Quarry opened in 1794	Post-Medieval/Modern (18th century)	MM338 [9]
	Clydach Coal Level	Tramroad	Brynmawr	51.8024°N 3.161°W, SO200121	Rock-cut coal levels from 1812 and tramroad	Post-Medieval/Modern (19th century)	MM264 [10]
	Cefn Golau	Cholera cemetery	Tredegar	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	51.8033°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	51.7315°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	51.7448°N 3.2278°W, SO153058	Incline haulage winding engine from the 1850s	Post-Medieval/Modern (19th century)	MM181 [14]
	Trefil Tramroad	Tramroad	Tredegar	51.8044°N 3.2573°W, SO134125	Early Tramroad connecting to Trefil Quarries	Post-Medieval/Modern (19th century)	MM339 [15]

See also

• List of Cadw properties
• List of castles in Wales
• List of hill forts in Wales
• Historic houses in Wales
• List of monastic houses in Wales
• List of museums in Wales
• List of Roman villas in Wales
• Grade II* listed buildings in Blaenau Gwent

References

• Coflein is the online database of RCAHMW: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, GGAT is the Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust, Cadw is the Welsh Historic Monuments Agency

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