Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
GM547
Name
Cae'r Mynydd Ventilation Furnace and Mine
Date of Designation
02/08/2000
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Neath Port Talbot
Community
Bryn
Easting
282797
Northing
192645
Broad Class
Industrial
Site Type
Colliery
Period
Post Medieval/Modern
Description
Summary Description and Reason for Designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument comprises the remains of a ventilation furnace dating to the 19th century. The structure housed a brazier for ventilating a nearby drift mine. The entry to a level is immediately adjacent, with the base of a small haulage engine in front of it, and coal tip downhill of the furnace.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of the early nineteenth century coal mining industry. The structures may be expected to contain archaeological information in regard to chronology, building techniques and functional detail. A colliery 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.