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The Dundee and Newtyle Railway embankment north of Baldragon is a substantial linear earthwork in Angus, Scotland, constructed during the early nineteenth century as part of the pioneering Dundee and Newtyle Railway scheme. The embankment, formed by the accumulation of material to raise the railway bed across lower-lying terrain, represents significant engineering works undertaken to facilitate early Scottish railway development. The route operated as one of Scotland's first railways, opening in the 1830s to carry goods and passengers between Dundee and the inland town of Newtyle, serving the textile and agricultural industries of the region. The surviving embankment remains a physical testament to early Victorian railway infrastructure and the landscape engineering demands of nineteenth-century transport innovation in eastern Scotland.
Dundee and Newtyle Railway,embankment N of Baldragon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5967. View the official record →
The Dundee and Newtyle Railway embankment north of Baldragon is a substantial linear earthwork in Angus, Scotland, constructed during the early nineteenth century as part of the pioneering Dundee and Newtyle Railway scheme. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5967.
Dundee and Newtyle Railway,embankment N of Baldragon is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM5967.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Peter's Church & graveyard, Invergowrie (5.5 km), Mylnefield, ring ditch and souterrain 595m ESE of (6.2 km), Mylnefield, souterrains 290m and 385m E of (6.2 km).
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