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Mynydd Aberdare - Cyfarthfa Tramroad

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NPRN85666
Map ReferenceSO00NW
Grid ReferenceSO0344006590
Unitary (Local) AuthorityMerthyr Tydfil
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityCyfarthfa
Type Of SiteTRAMWAY
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
Part of the plateway system connecting various ironstone and coal levels on the NE slope of Mynydd Aberd're with Cyfarthfa Ironworks.
(SO03440659-SO03050498).

1884 (OS 6-inch 1st Edn.): A tramroad running northwards from a coal level on the south side of the upper part of Cwm-Glo, to join the main stem of the system at SO 03440659.

1905 (OS 6-inch 2nd Edn.): The line had been cut back to the junction with a new branch at
SO 02900534. Track south of the junction removed.