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The other nine are all ecclesiastical monuments. The 26 post-medieval monuments are more diverse, including industrial and maritime sites, but also leats, quarries, a mill and even an observatory and an orchid house. All of the Swansea administrative area lies within the historic county of Glamorgan. Scheduled monuments have statutory protection.
Scheduled monuments (also known as scheduled ancient monuments, or SAMs) are sites of archaeological importance with specific legal protection against damage or development. The list of such monuments in Wales is maintained by Cadw : Welsh Historic Monuments, an executive agency within the Welsh National Assembly. [ 1 ]
The City and County of Swansea is a principal area in south Wales.It covers an area of 380 km 2 (150 sq mi) [1] and in 2021 the population was approximately 237,800. [2]The Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales was established in 2002 and given statutory status in 2022.
Prehistoric sites in Swansea (5 P) ... List of scheduled monuments in Swansea This page was last edited on 9 December 2016, at 21:57 (UTC). ...
In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a 'nationally important' archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change. The various pieces of legislation used for legally protecting heritage assets from damage and destruction are grouped under the term ‘designation’.
List of scheduled monuments in Swansea; C. Cefn Bryn; P. Parc Cwm long cairn; S. Swansea War Memorial This page was last edited on 9 December 2016, at 21:57 ...
Church of St Teilo, Bishopston Bishopston SS5779389360 51°35′06″N 4°03′14″W / 51.58511°N 4.05398°W / 51.58511; -4.05398 (Church of St Teilo, Bishopston) 6 March 1964 Church Situated in a large rectangular churchyard which slopes down to the Bishopston Valley towards the W and is surrounded by trees. 11520 Church of St Illtyd, Ilston Ilston SS5566290327 51°35′36 ...
The megalithic cromlech at Parc le Breos Cwm, known as Parc Cwm long cairn (carn hir Parc Cwm), is a Severn-Cotswold type chambered tomb, built around 5850 BP (during the early Neolithic) in what is now known as Gower – about eight miles (13 km) west of Swansea, Wales, and about 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (2 km) north of the Bristol Channel.