1. The stone foundation of dry dock was South wall of dock; wharf house (nprn 34453) beyond. Water still in this terminal dock, branch canal blocked.

2. Private branch from Neath Canal (nprn 34444); approx 1/4 mile long.
B.A.Malaws, 11 June 1999.

3. A branch canal was built in l8l7 across the valley floor to join a railway from Cwm Gwrach collieries. At the junction (SN 8553 0456) is a derelict wharf-house and at the terminus of the branch canal are the remains of a lime-kiln (SN 8700 0497).
(Site entry from "A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of the Swansea Region", Association for Industrial Archaeology, 2nd Edition, 1989)
J Hill 28.10.2003


Cnel Bach (or Cwm Gwrach branch canal) follows a south-easterly line from the main canal to the railway.

D.K.Leighton 27.02.2006