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Porthwen Brickworks: Railway Incline

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NPRN40738
Map ReferenceSH49SW
Grid ReferenceSH4005094674
Unitary (Local) AuthorityIsle of Anglesey
Old CountyAnglesey
CommunityLlanbadrig
Type Of SiteTRAMWAY
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
The incline linked silica quarries (NPRN 40737 and NPRN 528) with the crusher house at its foot (NPRN 40739). Worked by gravity. At the head of the inclineare the remains of a double-acting winding-house with a band-brake (NPRN 40740).

Part of Porth Wen brickworks (NPRN 40736).