Hill’s Tramroad

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Hill’s Tramroad is a historic early industrial tramway in the Blaenavon area of South Wales, built to transport iron and coal and now recognized as part of a UNESCO World Heritage landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic transport infrastructure
industrial tramway
connects canal and wider transport network in South Wales industrial region
coal workings in Blaenavon area
ironworks in Blaenavon area
constructionStart early 1800s
country Wales
currentUse heritage landscape feature
recreational walking route in parts
hasRailGauge plateway tramroad gauge
hasType horse-drawn tramroad
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
heritageStatusReason illustration of integrated iron and coal production landscape
historicalPeriod Industrial Revolution
inception early 19th century
locatedIn Blaenavon
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
surface form: Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage property

South Wales
Torfaen
United Kingdom
Wales
materialUsed iron plates or rails
stone trackbed
namedAfter Hill family or associated industrial proprietor (historical attribution)
originalOwner iron industry interests in Blaenavon area
partOf Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
surface form: Blaenavon World Heritage Site
routeCharacter hillside tramroad
significantFor development of coal industry in Blaenavon
development of iron industry in Blaenavon
early industrial transport technology
usedFor industrial freight transport
transport of coal
transport of iron

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Blaenavon Industrial Landscape contains Hill’s Tramroad