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Aberfan Lock No. 6 and 7, Glamorganshire Canal, Aberfan
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NPRN
85388
Map Reference
ST09NE
Grid Reference
ST0729099100
Unitary (Local) Authority
Merthyr Tydfil
Old County
Glamorgan
Community
Merthyr Vale
Type Of Site
CANAL LOCK
Period
Post Medieval, 18th Century
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A double lock no.6 and 7 on the Glamorganshire Canal (nprn 34425); at 14ft 6in, the upper, no.6, is reputedly the deepest lock in Britain. Only the west wall survives.
Site visited B.A.Malaws, RCAHMW, 10 May 1978.
