Ruins of Blaen Methyn associated with Blaen Methyn mentioned in documents of 1580, 1585, 1621 (Archaeologia Cambrensis 1880, pp. 40, 45, 47)
Map Ref SN8891 6597
The tin houses a communal dipping place built in 1918 and was used up to 1994.
It was built by the Birmingham Corporation, there was five or six built on the estate but I believe this is the only one still standing.
A concrete sheep dip that was fed from water diverted from the Nant Methan via a small sluice.
Map Ref SN8907 6615
Cae Blaenmethan Sheepfold, sheep were gathered into the pens for shearing and dipping in the stream next to the pens.
Map Ref SN89060 66154
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