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The Holyhead Road: Ty Nant section is a post-medieval and modern road in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference DE287. This stretch of the famous route represents a crucial link in the historical communication network connecting London with the port of Holyhead in Anglesey, which served as the primary departure point for Ireland. The road's significance lies in its role facilitating nineteenth-century travel and commerce across Wales during the period of improved turnpike roads and mail coach services.
The Ty Nant section traverses terrain underlain by Ordovician felsic tuff, part of the region's ancient volcanic geology. These unnamed extrusive rocks, formed over 450 million years ago during the Ordovician period, shape the physical character of the landscape through which the road passes. The hard, durable nature of such volcanic deposits would have influenced the historical routeing and construction choices available to road builders.
As a protected monument, this section of the Holyhead Road preserves evidence of post-medieval transport infrastructure and engineering practice. The road's preservation allows study of historical routeing decisions, construction methods, and the landscape's role in shaping communication routes across Wales. It forms part of the broader heritage value of the Holyhead Road as a whole, which remains a significant feature in Wales's transport history.
The Holyhead Road: Ty Nant section is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE287. View the official record →
The Holyhead Road: Ty Nant section is a post-medieval and modern road in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference DE287.
The Holyhead Road: Ty Nant section dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a road. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
The Holyhead Road: Ty Nant section 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 DE287.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Branas-Uchaf Round Barrow (7 km), Pont Cilan (7.4 km), Pont Fawr (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of The Holyhead Road: Ty Nant section's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
The Holyhead Road: Ty Nant section stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is felsic tuff.