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The Holyhead Road: quay on the Stanley Embankment is a post-medieval and modern quay structure in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference AN146. The quay forms part of the strategic transport infrastructure that developed along the Holyhead Road, the major route connecting England to Holyhead and the Irish Sea crossing. Its construction involved engineering works on the ancient Precambrian bedrock underlying the site, which consists of mica schist and undifferentiated metamorphic stone typical of this geologically complex region of Wales.
The Stanley Embankment itself represents the evolution of Welsh port facilities during the post-medieval period, when improved communication routes and maritime commerce drove substantial investment in quay construction. The quay's location on this embankment reflects careful planning to maximise access for vessels whilst adapting to the challenging geology and tidal conditions of the Welsh coastline.
The monument survives as evidence of the engineering achievements and commercial development that characterised this important route and its associated ports. The durability of the mica schist bedrock would have been both a challenge and an asset to its builders, providing a stable foundation whilst requiring substantial effort to quarry and work.
The Holyhead Road: quay on the Stanley Embankment is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference AN146. View the official record →
The Holyhead Road: quay on the Stanley Embankment is a post-medieval and modern quay structure in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference AN146.
The Holyhead Road: quay on the Stanley Embankment dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a quay. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
The Holyhead Road: quay on the Stanley Embankment is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is AN146.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ynys Leurad Hut Circles (1.1 km), Tre-Arddur Hut Group (1.9 km), Felin Wen Tide Mill (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of The Holyhead Road: quay on the Stanley Embankment's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
The Holyhead Road: quay on the Stanley Embankment stands on Precambrian mica, bedrock that formed in the Precambrian. The rock here is mica schist; undifferentiated metamorphic.