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Cefn Du, Radio Station, Culvert III

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NPRN505858
Map ReferenceSH56SW
Grid ReferenceSH5370660764
Unitary (Local) AuthorityGwynedd
Old CountyCaernarfonshire
CommunityLlanrug
Type Of SiteCULVERT
PeriodModern
Description

A linear stone-built incline for the transport of building materials during construction of the Marconi antennas, commencing in 1913 but remaining in use for that purpose for later antenna arrays. It is typically 2.4m wide and up to 0.5m high. The incline ran across moorland, uninterrupted from the Marconi transmitter house at the western extremity of the wireless site to the summit of Cefn Du.

Source: Rowlands, J., Marconi's Carnarvon Station 1912-1939: a journey into early commercial wireless in north Wales' Second Edition, 2023.

RCAHMW, 2023.