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Blorenge Quarries Tramroad is a Post-Medieval transport infrastructure associated with stone extraction in the Blorenge area of Monmouthshire, Wales. The tramroad served to facilitate the movement of quarried material from the workings on Blorenge mountain, utilising the inclined terrain to enable efficient haulage of stone. Dating from the industrial period, the structure represents the application of tramway technology to mineral extraction and demonstrates the mechanisation of quarrying operations characteristic of nineteenth-century South Wales industry. The site remains as archaeological evidence of the region's quarrying heritage and the transport innovations that supported its extractive industries.
Blorenge Quarries Tramroad is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM288. View the official record →
Blorenge Quarries Tramroad is a Post-Medieval transport infrastructure associated with stone extraction in the Blorenge area of Monmouthshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM288.
Blorenge Quarries Tramroad dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a tramroad. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Blorenge Quarries Tramroad is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is MM288.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blaenafon Ironworks (3 km), Old Coal Pits, Blaenavon (3.1 km), Aaron Brute's Level and Iron Bridge (3.5 km).
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