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Tramroad at Ystradgynlais is a post-medieval transport infrastructure monument located in Powys, Wales. The tramroad dates from the industrial period and formed part of the transport networks developed to serve the coal and mineral extraction industries of the South Wales valleys. The surviving remains preserve evidence of the engineering solutions employed to move goods across difficult terrain, reflecting the industrial development that characterised this region during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw scheme, recognising its historical and archaeological significance as a record of Wales's industrial heritage.
Tramroad at Ystradgynlais is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM399. View the official record →
Tramroad at Ystradgynlais is a post-medieval transport infrastructure monument located in Powys, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM399.
Tramroad at Ystradgynlais 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.
Tramroad at Ystradgynlais 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 GM399.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mynydd March Hywel Round Cairn (5.2 km), Cairn on Mynydd-March-Hywel (6.3 km), Cilybebyll Auxiliary Unit Operational Base (6.8 km).
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