NPRN34096
Map ReferenceSS59NE
Grid ReferenceSS5690098400
Unitary (Local) AuthoritySwansea
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityLlwchwr
Type Of SiteSMELTING WORKS
PeriodPost Medieval
DescriptionThe Lough Zinc Works were situated on the east bank of the estuary of the river Loughor. The works date from the early 19th century and probably had a total of eight furnaces in two rows.
The works are portrayed as 'in ruins' on OS County series mapping (1879), parchmarks are visible on aerial photographs.
J.Wiles 23.02.04