List of Scheduled Monuments in Torfaen

The county borough of Torfaen is in the south-east corner of Wales, occupying the valley of the Afon Llwyd, from Cwmbran and Pontypool up to Blaenavon. With only 2 prehistoric and 5 medieval scheduled sites, the list, like the landscape, is dominated by the Industrial monuments of the 18th and 19th centuries. In particular, the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape is a World Heritage Site.^[1] Of the 25 monuments, 14 are found within the Blaenavon Community. All of the Torfaen administrative area lies within the historic county of Monmouthshire.

Scheduled Ancient Monuments (SAMs) have statutory protection. The compilation of the list is undertaken by Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments, which is an executive agency of the National Assembly of Wales.^[2] The list of scheduled monuments below is supplied by Cadw^[3] with additional material from RCAHMW and Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust.

Scheduled Monuments in Torfaen

Image	Name	Site type	Community	Location	Details	Period	SAM No & Refs
	Carn-y-Defaid Round Cairns	Round cairn	Blaenavon, (also Llanfoist Fawr), (see also Monmouthshire)	51°47′03″N 3°03′31″W / 51.7842°N 3.0585°W / 51.7842; -3.0585 (Carn-y-Defaid Round Cairns), SO270100		1Prehistoric	MM209 [4]
	Cairns (4) West of Craig y Dyffryn	Round cairn	Henllys	51°37′43″N 3°05′01″W / 51.6285°N 3.0835°W / 51.6285; -3.0835 (Cairns West of Craig y Dyffryn), ST251927		1Prehistoric	MM045 [5]
	Capel Newydd, Blaenavon (site of)	Chapel	Blaenavon	51°45′47″N 3°03′33″W / 51.763°N 3.0592°W / 51.763; -3.0592 (Capel Newydd, Blaenavon (site of)), SO269076		4Medieval	MM212 [6]
	Llanderfel Church	Church	Fairwater	51°39′06″N 3°03′55″W / 51.6516°N 3.0653°W / 51.6516; -3.0653 (Llanderfel Church), ST263953		4Medieval	MM271 [7]
	St. Peter's Churchyard Cross, Henllys	Cross	Henllys	51°36′48″N 3°03′32″W / 51.6132°N 3.059°W / 51.6132; -3.059 (St. Peter's Churchyard Cross, Henllys), ST267910		4Medieval	MM309 [8]
	Llantarnam Churchyard Cross	Cross	Llantarnam	51°37′58″N 3°00′10″W / 51.6328°N 3.0028°W / 51.6328; -3.0028 (Churchyard Cross), ST306931	Socket and shaft of a medieval cross, with modern steps and cross-head.	4Medieval	MM136 [9]
	Llantarnam Abbey Tithe Barn	Tithe barn	Llantarnam	51°37′54″N 2°59′43″W / 51.6317°N 2.9954°W / 51.6317; -2.9954 (Llantarnam Abbey Tithe Barn), ST312930	Long presumed to be an abbey building, this is now thought to be a 17th-century building	4Medieval	MM137 [10]
	Abersychan Limestone Railway	Railway	Abersychan	51°43′57″N 3°03′07″W / 51.7324°N 3.0519°W / 51.7324; -3.0519 (Abersychan Railway), SO274042	Built c 1830 to carry limestone from Cwm Lascarn quarry to the British Ironworks.	5Post Medieval/Modern	GM597 [11]
	Air Furnace at British Ironworks	Ironworks	Abersychan	51°43′34″N 3°04′37″W / 51.7262°N 3.0769°W / 51.7262; -3.0769 (Air Furnace at British Ironworks), SO257036	Rare remains of a reverbatory air furnace used for re-melting cast iron. The furnace is in the courtyard of the derelict foundry buildings.	5Post-Medieval/Modern	MM221 [12]
	British Colliery Pumping Engine House	Engine house	Abersychan	51°43′36″N 3°04′30″W / 51.7266°N 3.0751°W / 51.7266; -3.0751 (British Colliery Pumping Engine House), SO258036	Cornish beam pumping engine house built by the British Iron Company. Built of sandstone with a slate roof, and retains several fixtures.	5Post-Medieval/Modern	MM216 [13]
	Cwmbyrgwm Colliery	Coal Mine	Abersychan	51°43′25″N 3°05′09″W / 51.7236°N 3.0858°W / 51.7236; -3.0858 (Cwmbyrgwm Colliery), SO252033	Site of former colliery including remains of a water-balance headgear, chimney, oval shafts, water power dams, tramroad routes, and waste tips.	5Post-Medieval/Modern	MM163 [14]
	Aaron Brute's Level and Iron Bridge	Level	Blaenavon	51°46′22″N 3°05′27″W / 51.7728°N 3.0909°W / 51.7728; -3.0909 (Aaron Brute's Level and Iron Bridge), SO248088		5Post-Medieval/Modern	MM220 [15]
	Blaenavon Ironworks [1]	Industrial monument	Blaenavon	51°46′37″N 3°05′21″W / 51.777°N 3.0892°W / 51.777; -3.0892 (Blaenavon Ironworks), SO249092		5Post-Medieval/Modern	MM200 [16]
	Blaenavon Upper Brick Yard	Quarry	Blaenavon	51°46′52″N 3°05′13″W / 51.781°N 3.087°W / 51.781; -3.087 (Blaenavon Upper Brick Yard), SO251097	Also known as Bunker Hill Brick Yard.	5Post-Medieval/Modern	MM296 [17]
	Brake Engine on Hill Pits Tramroad Incline	Industrial monument	Blaenavon	51°46′57″N 3°05′56″W / 51.7826°N 3.099°W / 51.7826; -3.099 (Brake Engine on Hill Pits Tramroad Incline), SO242098		5Post-Medieval/Modern	MM222 [18]
	Coal and Iron Ore Workings West of Abergavenny Road, Blaenavon	Iron mine	Blaenavon	51°47′13″N 3°05′02″W / 51.7869°N 3.084°W / 51.7869; -3.084 (Coal and Iron Ore Workings West of Abergavenny Road, Blaenavon), SO253103		5Post-Medieval/Modern	MM297 [19]
	Coity Sandstone Quarry and Incline	Quarry	Blaenavon	51°46′12″N 3°06′37″W / 51.7699°N 3.1102°W / 51.7699; -3.1102 (Coity Sandstone Quarry and Incline), SO234084		5Post-Medieval/Modern	MM279 [20]
	Dyne Steel Incline	Incline	Blaenavon, (also Llanfoist Fawr), (see also Monmouthshire)	51°47′36″N 3°06′06″W / 51.7933°N 3.1017°W / 51.7933; -3.1017 (Dyne Steel Incline), SO241110		5Post-Medieval/Modern	MM280 [21]
	Engine Pit, Blaenavon	Coal Mine	Blaenavon	51°46′29″N 3°05′50″W / 51.7747°N 3.0972°W / 51.7747; -3.0972 (Engine Pit, Blaenavon), SO243090	Earliest Blaenafon shaft coalmine, sunk in 1806	5Post-Medieval/Modern	MM277 [22]
	Iron and coal patching at Pen-ffordd-goch (Keeper's Pond), Blaenavon	Industrial monument	Blaenavon, (also Llanfoist Fawr), (see also Monmouthshire)	51°47′18″N 3°04′38″W / 51.7882°N 3.0773°W / 51.7882; -3.0773 (Iron and coal patching at Pen-ffordd-goch, Blaenavon), SO257104		5Post-Medieval/Modern	MM227 [23]
	Ironstone Quarries at Carreg Maen Taro	Quarry	Blaenavon, (also Llanfoist Fawr and Llanelly), (see also Monmouthshire)	51°47′38″N 3°06′20″W / 51.794°N 3.1056°W / 51.794; -3.1056 (Ironstone Quarries at Carreg Maen Taro), SO238111		5Post-Medieval/Modern	MM295 [24]
	Old Coal Pits, Blaenavon	Air Shaft	Blaenavon	51°46′46″N 3°05′51″W / 51.7795°N 3.0974°W / 51.7795; -3.0974 (Old Coal Pits, Blaenavon), SO243095		5Post-Medieval/Modern	MM293 [25]
	Pwll Du Tramroad Tunnel Southern Approach	Industrial monument	Blaenavon	51°46′53″N 3°05′26″W / 51.7814°N 3.0905°W / 51.7814; -3.0905 (Pwll Du Tramroad Tunnel Southern Approach), SO248096		5Post-Medieval/Modern	MM223 [26]
	Iron Ore Scours at Upper Race, Pontypool	Industrial monument	Pontymoile	51°40′53″N 3°02′55″W / 51.6815°N 3.0486°W / 51.6815; -3.0486 (Iron Ore Scours at Upper Race, Pontypool), ST276986		5Post-Medieval/Modern	MM256 [27]
	Old Beam Pump & Winding Engine, Glyn Pits	Industrial building	Pontymoile	51°41′33″N 3°03′50″W / 51.6924°N 3.0638°W / 51.6924; -3.0638 (Old Beam Pump & Winding Engine, Glyn Pits), ST265998		5Post-Medieval/Modern	MM192 [28]

Scheduled Monuments in Torfaen, Wales.
=Prehistoric =Roman =Early Medieval
=Medieval =Post-Medieval/Modern

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 I listed buildings in Torfaen
• Grade II* listed buildings in Torfaen

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