Overview
Penwyllt Quarry Railway, Lower Section is recorded as Railway in Wales Powys. The National Monuments Record of Wales records Penwyllt Quarry Railway, Lower Section as Railway from the Post Medieval period. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Who lived here and when
The saved account records: The National Monuments Record of Wales records Penwyllt Quarry Railway, Lower Section as Railway from the Post Medieval period.
Homes and daily life
The saved account records: Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
What was found
The official record fixes the place and calls it Railway. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it ended
The saved wording does not establish one complete story of attack, rebuilding, abandonment, damage or later change. No single cause is claimed without evidence.
Why it mattered
Penwyllt Quarry Railway, Lower Section matters as a recorded railway tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
Places near here
- Penwyllt Quarry Lime Kilnsmonumentunder 0.1 miles
- Twyn-Disgwylfa Limekilns 2,Bftmonumentunder 0.1 miles
- Penwyllt Quarry Railway, Upper Sectionmonumentunder 0.1 miles
- Penwyllt Limestone Quarry 2monumentunder 0.1 miles
- Craig-y-Nos Railway Station, Neath and Brecon Railway, Penwylltmonumentunder 0.1 miles
- Penwyllt disused stationbuildingunder 0.1 miles
- Penwyllt Quarry Workshop 2, Bfmonument0.1 miles
- Disused railyard at Penwyllt Quarrybuilding0.1 miles
- Patti Row, Bft 5.7, Penwylltmonument0.1 miles
- Maesycrug, Limeworkingsmonument0.2 miles
- Cwm Dwr (OFD)cave0.2 miles
- Modern quarry at Penwylltbuilding0.2 miles
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