Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape, in and around Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, was inscribed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000. The Blaenavon Ironworks, now a museum, was a major centre of iron production using locally mined or quarried iron ore, coal and limestone. Raw materials and products were transported via horse-drawn tramroads, canals and steam railways. The Landscape includes protected or listed monuments of the industrial processes, transport infrastructure, workers' housing and other aspects of early industrialisation in South Wales.
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Big Pit National Coal Museum | |
Location | Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, United Kingdom |
Criteria | Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
Reference | 984 |
Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
Area | 3,290 ha (8,100 acres) |
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