Porth Wen Brickworks

Porth Wen Brickworks
Kilns and chimneys at the brickworks
TypeBrickworks
LocationAnglesey, Wales
Coordinates53°25′26″N 4°24′22″W / 53.424°N 4.406°W / 53.424; -4.406
OS grid referenceSH 4019 9465
Official namePorth Wen Brickworks
Designated27 October 1986
Reference no.AN109
Location in Anglesey

Porth Wen Brickworks first built by Charles E Tidy, is now a disused Victorian brickworks which produced fire bricks, made from quartzite (silica) used to line steel-making furnaces. The substantial remains include a number of buildings and the remains of some of the machinery, but has some damage from sea erosion. The site is a scheduled monument.