Scheduled MonumentsWalesGurnos Quarry Tramroad & Leat
Post Medieval/Modern · Tramroad

Gurnos Quarry Tramroad & Leat

Wales
Cadw SAM GM478
Period
Post Medieval/Modern
Site type
Tramroad
Broad class
Industrial
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Gurnos Quarry Tramroad and Leat is a post-medieval industrial monument located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference GM478. The site comprises a tramroad and associated water channel (leat) constructed to serve slate or stone quarrying operations during the industrial period. The tramroad represents the technological infrastructure developed to transport extracted stone from the quarry to processing or distribution points, whilst the leat channelled water necessary for quarrying and milling operations. These features exemplify the integration of transport and hydraulic engineering systems characteristic of Welsh quarrying industry development from the eighteenth century onwards.

Gurnos Quarry Tramroad & Leat is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM478. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Gurnos Quarry Tramroad & Leat?

Gurnos Quarry Tramroad and Leat is a post-medieval industrial monument located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference GM478. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM478.

What period does Gurnos Quarry Tramroad & Leat date from?

Gurnos Quarry Tramroad & Leat 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.

Who is responsible for protecting Gurnos Quarry Tramroad & Leat?

Gurnos Quarry Tramroad & Leat 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 GM478.

What other scheduled monuments are near Gurnos Quarry Tramroad & Leat?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carn Castell y Meibion ring cairn (4.8 km), Darren Fawr Round Cairns (5.5 km), Gadlys Ironworks (Remains of Blast Furnace) (6.1 km).

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