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Melin Mynach; Monks Mill, Gorseinon

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NPRN306460
Map ReferenceSS59NE
Grid ReferenceSS5927099050
Unitary (Local) AuthoritySwansea
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityGorseinon
Type Of SiteCORN MILL
PeriodMedieval
Description
1. Built by Cistercian Monks of Neath Abbey in the 12th century, part of Cwrt y Carnau grange.
S.L.Evans, RCAHMW, 17.09.2002.6
W J Crompton, RCAHMW, 20th February 2020.
The 1st edition of the historic 25-inch O. S. maps, published in 1877 depicts Melin Mynach as a woollen mill. Later editions in 1899 and 1916, describe it as disused, and name in Melin-monach.
W J Crompton, RCAHMW, 20th February 2020.

Resources
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application/pdfBMA - Black Mountains Archaeology CollectionOrthographic elevation drawings of the wheel pit gable wall, from a 3D Photogrammetric Survey of Melin Mynach, Gorseinon, carried out by Black Mountains Archaeology in 2022.