Editing Neath Abbey (section)

==Archaeology==
[[Image:Neath Abbey - 49874739906.jpg|thumb|Ruins of Neath Abbey]]
The [[archaeology]] of the abbey was eventually excavated between 1924 and 1935. The Neath Antiquarian Society was the driving force in this early archaeology, in which 7,000 tons of slag and other industrial waste were removed by hand, to uncover the abbey ruins.<ref name=nas>{{cite web|url=http://www.spanglefish.com/neathantiquariansociety/index.asp?pageid=637090|title=The Neath Abbey Research Party|publisher=Neath Antiquarian Society|access-date=2 October 2018}}</ref> In 1944 the ownership passed to the Ministry of Works, who undertook further stabilization of the walls. In 2014 [[Cadw]], the successor body charged with the site's care, began a substantial project to further protect and stabilize parts of the ruins. The site is open to the public with some interpretation display boards on site.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cadw.gov.wales/daysout/neathabbeyandgatehouse/?lang=en|website=Cadw, the Welsh Government's historic environment service|title=Neath Abbey and Gatehouse|access-date=2 October 2018}}</ref>