Tramroads
Channel: Recording Archaeology
Date: 07/12/2023

Roy Manning BSc (Hons), CEng, FIMechE and Richard Chandler , Brecon Beacons Park Society

From the early days of the industrial revolution the need to transport quarried and mined materials to canals, rail heads and road transport depots led to the proliferation of tramroads. Throughout the 19th century, in the boundary of what is now Bannau Brycheiniog, numerous tramroads and inclines
were constructed. Evidence of their existence can be found in the historic record and many of the tramroads form well-worn pathways to this day.

As a Society we have been working with the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority (BBNPA),The Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust (CPAT), and Cadw the Welsh Government historicenvironment service on a project that will map, monitor and maintain many of the Tramroads in theNational Park. This may also involve the scheduling of historic artefacts and perhaps some wholesections of tramroad as ancient monuments. The presentation will provide an up-date on the project.