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 monuments 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.
See main article: Scheduled Monuments in Wales.
| Image | Name | Site type | Community | Location | Details | Period | SAM No & Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < | --insert image here--> | Carn-y-Defaid Round Cairns | Round cairn | Blaenavon, (also Llanfoist Fawr), (see also Monmouthshire) | 51.7842°N -3.0585°W, SO270100 | Prehistoric | MM209 [4] | |
| < | --insert image here--> | Cairns (4) West of Craig y Dyffryn | Round cairn | Henllys | 51.6285°N -3.0835°W, ST251927 | Prehistoric | MM045 [5] | |
| < | --insert image here--> | Capel Newydd, Blaenavon (site of) | Chapel | Blaenavon | 51.763°N -3.0592°W, SO269076 | Medieval | MM212 [6] | |
| < | --insert image here--> | Llanderfel Church | Church | Fairwater | 51.6516°N -3.0653°W, ST263953 | Medieval | MM271 [7] | |
| St. Peter's Churchyard Cross, Henllys | Cross | Henllys | 51.6132°N -3.059°W, ST267910 | Medieval | MM309 [8] | |||
| Llantarnam Churchyard Cross | Cross | Llantarnam | 51.6328°N -3.0028°W, ST306931 | Socket and shaft of a medieval cross, with modern steps and cross-head. | Medieval | MM136 [9] | ||
| < | --insert image here--> | Llantarnam Abbey Tithe Barn | Tithe barn | Llantarnam | 51.6317°N -2.9954°W, ST312930 | Long presumed to be an abbey building, this is now thought to be a 17th-century building | Medieval | MM137 [10] |
| Abersychan Limestone Railway | Railway | Abersychan | 51.7324°N -3.0519°W, SO274042 | Built c 1830 to carry limestone from Cwm Lascarn quarry to the British Ironworks. | Post Medieval/Modern | GM597 [11] | ||
| < | --insert image here--> | Air Furnace at British Ironworks | Ironworks | Abersychan | 51.7262°N -3.0769°W, 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. | Post-Medieval/Modern | MM221 [12] |
| British Colliery Pumping Engine House | Engine house | Abersychan | 51.7266°N -3.0751°W, SO258036 | Cornish beam pumping engine house built by the British Iron Company. Built of sandstone with a slate roof, and retains several fixtures. | Post-Medieval/Modern | MM216 [13] | ||
| Cwmbyrgwm Colliery | Coal Mine | Abersychan | 51.7236°N -3.0858°W, SO252033 | Site of former colliery including remains of a water-balance headgear, chimney, oval shafts, water power dams, tramroad routes, and waste tips. | Post-Medieval/Modern | MM163 [14] | ||
| < | --insert image here--> | Aaron Brute's Level and Iron Bridge | Level | Blaenavon | 51.7728°N -3.0909°W, SO248088 | Post-Medieval/Modern | MM220 [15] | |
| Industrial monument | Blaenavon | 51.777°N -3.0892°W, SO249092 | Post-Medieval/Modern | MM200 [16] | ||||
| < | --insert image here--> | Blaenavon Upper Brick Yard | Quarry | Blaenavon | 51.781°N -3.087°W, SO251097 | Also known as Bunker Hill Brick Yard. | Post-Medieval/Modern | MM296 [17] |
| < | --insert image here--> | Brake Engine on Hill Pits Tramroad Incline | Industrial monument | Blaenavon | 51.7826°N -3.099°W, SO242098 | Post-Medieval/Modern | MM222 [18] | |
| < | --insert image here--> | Coal and Iron Ore Workings West of Abergavenny Road, Blaenavon | Iron mine | Blaenavon | 51.7869°N -3.084°W, SO253103 | Post-Medieval/Modern | MM297 [19] | |
| < | --insert image here--> | Coity Sandstone Quarry and Incline | Quarry | Blaenavon | 51.7699°N -3.1102°W, SO234084 | Post-Medieval/Modern | MM279 [20] | |
| Incline | Blaenavon, (also Llanfoist Fawr), (see also Monmouthshire) | 51.7933°N -3.1017°W, SO241110 | Post-Medieval/Modern | MM280 [21] | ||||
| < | --insert image here--> | Engine Pit, Blaenavon | Coal Mine | Blaenavon | 51.7747°N -3.0972°W, SO243090 | Earliest Blaenafon shaft coalmine, sunk in 1806 | Post-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) | 51.7882°N -3.0773°W, SO257104 | Post-Medieval/Modern | MM227 [23] | |||
| < | --insert image here--> | Ironstone Quarries at Carreg Maen Taro | Quarry | Blaenavon, (also Llanfoist Fawr and Llanelly), (see also Monmouthshire) | 51.794°N -3.1056°W, SO238111 | Post-Medieval/Modern | MM295 [24] | |
| < | --insert image here--> | Old Coal Pits, Blaenavon | Air Shaft | Blaenavon | 51.7795°N -3.0974°W, SO243095 | Post-Medieval/Modern | MM293 [25] | |
| Pwll Du Tramroad Tunnel Southern Approach | Industrial monument | Blaenavon | 51.7814°N -3.0905°W, SO248096 | Post-Medieval/Modern | MM223 [26] | |||
| < | --insert image here--> | Iron Ore Scours at Upper Race, Pontypool | Industrial monument | Pontymoile | 51.6815°N -3.0486°W, ST276986 | Post-Medieval/Modern | MM256 [27] | |
| Old Beam Pump & Winding Engine, Glyn Pits | Industrial building | Pontymoile | 51.6924°N -3.0638°W, ST265998 | Post-Medieval/Modern | MM192 [28] | |||