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Rhymney ironworks-town slag and tips

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: slagware.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1885 historic-map era

Company ironworks town at the valley head; furnace slag and terraced-town tips.

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