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Latitude: 51.7683 / 51°46'6"N
Longitude: -3.7799 / 3°46'47"W
OS Eastings: 277278
OS Northings: 209239
OS Grid: SN772092
Mapcode National: GBR Y5.ZT6J
Mapcode Global: VH5G2.FTL8
Entry Name: Canal Aqueduct over the River Twrch, Ystalyfera
Scheduled Date: 8 November 1978
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 141
Cadw Legacy ID: GM396
Schedule Class: Water Supply and Drainage
Category: Aqueduct
Period: Post Medieval/Modern
County: Powys
Community: Ystradgynlais
Built-Up Area: Ystradgynlais
Traditional County: Glamorgan
The monument consists of the remains of an aqueduct, dating to the industrial period. This is the largest of the aqueducts which carried part of the original Swansea Canal, and it spans the Afon Twrch. The fast flowing nature of the river necessitated a weir to be built below the aqueduct to protect the piers and also to serve as a feeder. The total span of the aqueduct, which is built entirely of stone, is 21m.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of industrial engineering and technology. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. The structure itself may be expected to contain archaeological information concerning chronology and building techniques, together with a strong probability of environmental evidence. Aqueducts may be part of a larger cluster of 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.
Source: Cadw
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