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Glyncorrwg Mineral Railway (Parsons Folly) Section on Cefn Morfudd is a Post Medieval and Modern period railway structure located in Wales and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference GM447. The railway represents part of the industrial transport infrastructure developed to exploit mineral resources in the region during the nineteenth century. The structure takes its colloquial name, Parsons Folly, from its associated construction history and stands as evidence of the engineering ambitions and challenges of mineral extraction railways in South Wales during the industrial period. The surviving section preserves elements of the railway's physical infrastructure on Cefn Morfudd, contributing to the archaeological record of Wales's industrial heritage.
Glyncorrwg Mineral Railway (Parsons Folly) Section on Cefn Morfudd is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM447. View the official record →
Glyncorrwg Mineral Railway (Parsons Folly) Section on Cefn Morfudd is a Post Medieval and Modern period railway structure located in Wales and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference GM447. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM447.
Glyncorrwg Mineral Railway (Parsons Folly) Section on Cefn Morfudd dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a railway. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Glyncorrwg Mineral Railway (Parsons Folly) Section on Cefn Morfudd 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 GM447.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen-y-Castell (6.4 km), Cwm-Clais Castle Mound (6.5 km), Cae'r Mynydd Ventilation Furnace and Mine (6.7 km).
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