Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Ynysddu Brick Co., brick

Ynysddu Brick Co. (Manufacturer)

Red brick, with frog, with incised inscription on obverse. Found fly-tipped at ‘Cyfarthfa Willow Cinder Tip’, Merthyr Tydfil, a tip used by Ynysfach Ironworks from around the 1830s, until 1868 when construction of the Brecon & Merthyr Railway severed access to the tip.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

2016.116

Creation/Production

Role: Manufacturer
Place: Ynysddu Brick Works
Period: 20th century, early

Acquisition

donation, 28/11/2016

Measurements

Length (mm): 115
Width (mm): 235
Height (mm): 78
Weight (kg): 4.15

Material

Fired clay
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