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The investigations at Merthyr Tydfil College, on the site of the former Ynysfach Ironworks, began in August 2011 and were completed by January 2012. Archaeologists from the Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust excavated and recorded structures belonging to the former ironworks, which had survived unexpectedly well, buried underneath the college buildings.

This project has since concluded, but its original website has been archived to support ongoing interest and research. You can view the archived page here.

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