Tramway on Gilwern Hill
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Tramway on Gilwern Hill
Image: © Trevor Rickard Taken: Unknown
Looking north across the Usk valley to the distinctive cone of the Sugar Loaf (Y Fal). On the extreme right is The Skirrid (Ysgyryd Fawr). This is part of Thomas Hill's Tramroad, which served the quarries on Gilwern Hill and Blorenge. http://www.world-heritage-blaenavon.org.uk/whs-info/nomination/hills/hilltram.htm
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51.809285
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