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Morlais Castle Quarries (East)

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NPRN88066
Map ReferenceSO00NE
Grid ReferenceSO0550009840
Unitary (Local) AuthorityMerthyr Tydfil
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityPant
Type Of SiteQUARRY
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
Limestone quarries for the three Merthyr ironworks: Plymouth (NW), Penydarren (W) and Dowlais (N and NE). Tramroad and railway connections can be followed; the Plymouth quarry marks the northern end of the Merthyr Tramroad.
(A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of South East Wales, AIA, 2003)
See also Morlais Quarries West (nprn 88067).
B.A.Malaws, RCAHMW, 07 May 2010.