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    Aberfan Lock No. 6 and 7, Glamorganshire Canal, Aberfan

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    NPRN85388
    Map ReferenceST09NE
    Grid ReferenceST0729099100
    Unitary (Local) AuthorityMerthyr Tydfil
    Old CountyGlamorgan
    CommunityMerthyr Vale
    Type Of SiteCANAL LOCK
    PeriodPost Medieval
    Description
    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.