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Incline Haulage Systems, Cefn Ynysfeio, Treherbert is a Post-Medieval and Modern industrial site centred on an incline drumhouse. Located in the Treherbert area of the South Wales coalfield, the site comprises mechanical systems associated with the hauling of coal and materials up steep gradients characteristic of the region's mining operations. The drumhouse structure housed the winding machinery essential to the incline's operation, reflecting the technological infrastructure developed during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to facilitate coal extraction and transport in challenging terrain. The site is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference GM508 and represents a significant example of industrial heritage relating to Wales's historic coal industry.
Incline Haulage Systems, Cefn Ynysfeio, Treherbert is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM508. View the official record →
Incline Haulage Systems, Cefn Ynysfeio, Treherbert is a Post-Medieval and Modern industrial site centred on an incline drumhouse. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM508.
Incline Haulage Systems, Cefn Ynysfeio, Treherbert dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a incline drumhouse. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Incline Haulage Systems, Cefn Ynysfeio, Treherbert 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 GM508.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bwlch y Clawdd Dyke (4 km), Crug yr Afan Round Cairn (4.1 km), Mynydd Ton Cairns (4.4 km).
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