Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
MM199
Name
Tramway Embankment of Grosmont Railway
Date of Designation
08/11/1976
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Crucorney
Easting
333307
Northing
221157
Broad Class
Transport
Site Type
Earthwork (unclassified)
Period
Post Medieval/Modern
Description
Summary Description and Reason for Designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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.