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Ynysmaerdy Railway Incline is a post-medieval railway structure located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM489. The incline represents an important example of nineteenth-century industrial transport infrastructure, reflecting the development of railway engineering during the period of intensive coal and mineral extraction in South Wales. The structure would have served to connect different levels of terrain, facilitating the movement of goods or passengers across the gradient of the landscape typical of the region's mining operations. Such inclines were characteristic features of the Welsh industrial landscape, engineered to overcome topographical challenges presented by the mountainous terrain.
Ynysmaerdy Railway Incline is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM489. View the official record →
Ynysmaerdy Railway Incline is a post-medieval railway structure located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM489. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM489.
Ynysmaerdy Railway Incline dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a railway. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Ynysmaerdy Railway Incline 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 GM489.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cwm-Clais Castle Mound (3.6 km), Pen-y-Castell (5.3 km), Ergyd Isaf Round Barrows (7.9 km).
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