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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. 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. The list of scheduled monuments below is supplied by Cadw 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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Blaenavon Ironworks	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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

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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

1. ^ Blaenafon Industrial Landscape
2. Cadw: Ancient Monuments and Scheduling. Accessed 25 April 2013
3. 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
4. coflein NPRN: 306237 South cairn, coflein NPRN: 306238 North cairn. GGAT PRN: 08442g. Cadw SAM: MM209: Carn-y-Defaid Round Cairns
5. coflein NPRN: 307841. coflein NPRN: 307842. coflein NPRN: 307843. coflein NPRN: 307844. GGAT PRN: 00138g, GGAT PRN: 00139g, GGAT PRN: 00140g, GGAT PRN: 00141g. Cadw SAM: MM045: Cairns West of Craig y Dyffryn
6. coflein NPRN: 300133. GGAT PRN: 02079g. Cadw SAM: MM212: Capel Newydd, Blaenavon (site of)
7. coflein NPRN: 307835. GGAT PRN: 0106g. Cadw SAM: MM271: Llanderfel Church
8. coflein NPRN: 307834. GGAT PRN: 00151g. Cadw SAM: MM309: St. Peter's Churchyard Cross, Henllys
9. coflein NPRN: 307897. GGAT PRN: 00623g. Cadw SAM: MM136: Churchyard Cross
10. coflein NPRN: 43276. GGAT PRN: 00627g. Cadw SAM: MM137: Llantarnam Abbey Tithe Barn
11. coflein NPRN: 407507. GGAT PRN: 07226g. Cadw SAM: GM597: Abersychan Railway
12. coflein NPRN: 85068. GGAT PRN: 04698g. Cadw SAM: MM221: Air Furnace at British Ironworks
13. coflein NPRN: 85065. GGAT PRN: 04699g. Cadw SAM: MM216: British Colliery Pumping Engine House
14. coflein NPRN: 85072. GGAT PRN: 02156g. Cadw SAM: MM163: Cwmbyrgwm Colliery
15. Level coflein NPRN: 307044. GGAT PRN: 03319g. Bridge coflein NPRN: 307044. GGAT PRN: 03319g. Cadw SAM: MM220: Aaron Brute's Level and Iron Bridge
16. coflein NPRN: 34134. GGAT PRN: 02221g. Cadw SAM: MM200: Blaenavon Ironworks
17. coflein NPRN: 260702. GGAT PRN: 08117g. Cadw SAM: MM296: Blaenavon Upper Brick Yard
18. coflein NPRN: 88059. GGAT PRN: 04694g. Cadw SAM: MM222: Brake Engine on Hill Pits Tramroad Incline
19. coflein NPRN: 304095. GGAT PRN: 05529g. Cadw SAM: MM297: Coal and Iron Ore Workings West of Abergavenny Road, Blaenavon
20. coflein NPRN: 276010. GGAT PRN: 03439g. Cadw SAM: MM279: Coity Sandstone Quarry and Incline
21. coflein NPRN: 260302. GGAT PRN: 05493.0g. Cadw SAM: MM280: Dyne Steel Incline
22. coflein NPRN: 67650. GGAT PRN: 03321g. Cadw SAM: MM277: Engine Pit, Blaenavon
23. coflein NPRN: 308295. GGAT PRN: 00056g. Cadw SAM: MM227: Iron and coal patching at Pen-ffordd-goch, Blaenavon
24. coflein NPRN: 260542. GGAT PRN: 03552g. Cadw SAM: MM295: Ironstone Quarries at Carreg Maen Taro
25. coflein NPRN: 276020. GGAT PRN: 07826g. Cadw SAM: MM293: Old Coal Pits, Blaenavon
26. coflein NPRN: 85831. GGAT PRN: 04692.0g. Cadw SAM: MM223: Pwll Du Tramroad Tunnel Southern Approach
27. coflein NPRN: 302570. GGAT PRN: 0797g. Cadw SAM: MM256: Iron Ore Scours at Upper Race, Pontypool
28. coflein NPRN: 33566. GGAT PRN: 02335g. Cadw SAM: MM192: Old Beam Pump & Winding Engine, Glyn Pits

v t e Torfaen County Borough
Torfaen County Borough Council
Principal settlements	Blaenavon Cwmbran Pontypool
Electoral wards	Abersychan Blaenavon Brynwern Coed Eva Croesyceiliog North Croesyceiliog South Cwmynyscoy Fairwater Greenmeadow Llantarnam Llanyrafon North Llanyrafon South New Inn Panteg Pontnewydd Pontnewynydd Pontypool Snatchwood St Cadocs/Penygarn St Dials Trevethin Two Locks Upper Cwmbran Wainfelin
Communities	Abersychan Blaenavon Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Central Fairwater Henllys Llantarnam Llanyrafon New Inn Panteg Pen Tranch Ponthir Pontnewydd Pontymoile Trevethin Upper Cwmbran
Places of interest	Blaenavon Ironworks Big Pit National Coal Museum Folly Tower Garndiffaith Viaduct Shell Grotto
Rivers and canals	Afon Lwyd Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal Pontymoile Basin
Topics	Parliamentary constituencies Places Schools SSSIs Listed buildings Grade I Grade II* Registered parks and gardens Scheduled Monuments Public art Lord Lieutenants High Sheriffs Museums
Geography Wales

• Lists of Scheduled Monuments in Wales
• Scheduled monuments in Torfaen