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Tramway Embankment of Grosmont Railway is a post-medieval earthwork in Wales that represents the physical infrastructure of early industrial transport. The embankment was constructed to carry a tramway serving the Grosmont area, forming part of the network of mineral and passenger routes that developed across Wales during the industrial era. The monument survives as a raised linear earthwork, its form preserved in the landscape despite the passage of time since its operational period.
The embankment was built upon Lower Devonian bedrock composed of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, geological deposits laid down in the Early Devonian period. These stable substrates provided a suitable foundation for the substantial earthwork required to maintain the gradient and alignment necessary for reliable tramway operation. The monument's durability reflects both the competence of its engineering and the solid geological base upon which it rests.
The site is protected by Cadw under the reference MM199, recognising its significance as an archaeological and industrial heritage asset. The embankment remains an important physical record of Wales's transport history and the engineering solutions employed to move minerals and goods across challenging terrain during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Tramway Embankment of Grosmont Railway is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM199. View the official record →
Tramway Embankment of Grosmont Railway is a post-medieval earthwork in Wales that represents the physical infrastructure of early industrial transport. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM199.
Tramway Embankment of Grosmont Railway dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a earthwork (unclassified). It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Tramway Embankment of Grosmont Railway 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 MM199.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St. James's Churchyard Cross, Llanvetherine (5 km), White Castle (6.4 km), Area of Conventual Buildings, St Mary's Priory (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Tramway Embankment of Grosmont Railway'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.
Tramway Embankment of Grosmont Railway stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.