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Darren Cilau Inclined Plane I

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NPRN291602
Map ReferenceSO21NW
Grid ReferenceSO2003415922
Unitary (Local) AuthorityPowys
Old CountyBrecknockshire
CommunityLlangattock
Type Of SiteINCLINED PLANE
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
Upper incline plane, 2m wide, terminating in the winding house at top, 9m x 6m. North retaining wall built into hillside, upstanding 3m x 0.5m thick to the level of the top tramroad. Immediately adjacent is the remains of the winding pit, 5m x 2.5m x 0.5m deep. Blocks in the centre of the top of the incline show evidence of wear from the cable.

N. Tinkley, John Winterburn Archaeological Services, June. 2005