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Latitude: 51.885 / 51°53'5"N
Longitude: -2.9704 / 2°58'13"W
OS Eastings: 333307
OS Northings: 221157
OS Grid: SO333211
Mapcode National: GBR F7.RHTF
Mapcode Global: VH78V.GWJC
Entry Name: Tramway Embankment of Grosmont Railway
Scheduled Date: 8 November 1976
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 3139
Cadw Legacy ID: MM199
Schedule Class: Transport
Category: Earthwork (unclassified)
Period: Post Medieval/Modern
County: Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy)
Community: Crucorney (Crucornau Fawr)
Traditional County: Monmouthshire
The monument consists of an earthwork or embankment, which carried the line of the Grosmont Railway across a broad shallow valley north of Llanvihangel Court. It comprises a steep sided bank 6m-8m high with a flat top around 2m wide. There are a number of sleeper stones still in place along the line of the embankment, many of which show the imprints of the chairs that would have held the rails in place. The Grosmont Railway was one of three interconnecting tramways running from Abergavenny to Hereford which opened in March 1814. The tramway closed in 1853 when it was replaced by the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of defensive, agricultural or settlement organisation. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Source: Cadw
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