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Hill's Tramroad Inclines, Llanfoist is a Post Medieval and Modern transport structure consisting of inclined railway sections that formed part of the broader tramroad system serving the iron and coal industries of the South Wales valleys. Located near Llanfoist in Monmouthshire, the inclines date from the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when tramroads were constructed to transport minerals and finished goods from inland mines and furnaces to canal basins and river navigation points. The site preserves evidence of the engineering solutions developed to overcome steep topography, with inclined planes allowing loaded trucks to descend by gravity whilst empty ones were hauled back up. These structures represent a significant phase in industrial transport history before the advent of steam locomotives on flanged rails became widespread across Britain.
Hill's Tramroad Inclines, Llanfoist is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM276. View the official record →
Hill's Tramroad Inclines, Llanfoist is a Post Medieval and Modern transport structure consisting of inclined railway sections that formed part of the broader tramroad system serving the iron and coal industries of the South Wales valleys. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM276.
Hill's Tramroad Inclines, Llanfoist dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a tramroad. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Hill's Tramroad Inclines, Llanfoist 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 MM276.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blaenafon Ironworks (4.5 km), Old Coal Pits, Blaenavon (4.6 km), Aaron Brute's Level and Iron Bridge (4.9 km).
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