Tramroad Bridge, Llanfoist Fawr (Llan-ffwyst Fawr), Monmouthshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8138 / 51°48'49"N

Longitude: -3.0754 / 3°4'31"W

OS Eastings: 325963

OS Northings: 213347

OS Grid: SO259133

Mapcode National: GBR F3.WV3D

Mapcode Global: VH795.NN0W

Plus Code: 9C3RRW7F+GR

Entry Name: Tramroad Bridge

Listing Date: 15 March 1996

Last Amended: 15 March 1996

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 17248

Building Class: Transport

Also known as: Tramroad Bridge, Bailey's Tramroad, Govilon

ID on this website: 300017248

Location: To south-west of Govilon and the disused railway line. Situated in woodland and spanning the stream that runs down Cwm Llanwenarth.

County: Monmouthshire

Community: Llanfoist Fawr (Llan-ffwyst Fawr)

Community: Llanfoist Fawr

Locality: Cwm Llanwenarth

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

Tagged with: Tram bridge

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History

Built to carry Bailey's Tramroad across Cwm Llanwenarth. This tramroad was built by Crawshay Bailey and was opened in 1821 from Nantyglo Ironworks to the Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal at Govilon. The line of the tramroad at this point followed a loop along the contour of the valley. It was superseded when the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Branch line opened in 1862.

Exterior

Substantial single-arched tramroad bridge built of local coursed rubble. The semicircular arch has dressed stone voussoirs and the parapets are swept out at either end. Now overgrown.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special interest as a surviving early C19 tramroad bridge.

Scheduled Ancient Monument No Mm 204.

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Tramroad Bridge

A Grade II Listed Building in Llanfoist Fawr (Llan-ffwyst Fawr), Monmouthshire