Nant Garw Treble Locks, 35, 36, 37, Glamorganshire Canal

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NPRN85385
Map ReferenceST18SW
Grid ReferenceST1206684466
Unitary (Local) AuthorityRhondda Cynon Taff
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityTaffs Well
Type Of SiteCANAL LOCK
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
Treble lock, unique on the Glamorganshire Canal, if not in South Wales, giving a total change in level of 9.420m (30ft 11in). C.N.Johns reports that the locks were built over in 1969 by the A470 road and were left largely intact but buried; he carried out a survey just before they were covered over. 'Three Locks Cottages', adjacent, were built between 1900 and 1919, south of the original lock cottage.
B.A.Malaws, RCAHMW, 30 March 1998.