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Monument record MDR9281 - Embankment, between Fernilee & Shallcross, Cromford & High Peak Railway

Type and Period (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Embankment formed as a long low mound with sloping sides, flanked on either side by boundary walls. The shape of the embankment is well defined, with a wide flat top and short sloping sides. It is approximately 10m wide and 2-3m high. NGR: SK 01672 79721 - SK 01589 79442. (1-4)

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Archive: Jessop, O. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey. ARCUS 738b. Feature number: 360.
  • <2> Photograph: ARCUS. 2003. Cromford & High Peak Railway and Peak Forest Tramway Survey, Project 738b. Digital photograph. 484.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 2003. OS Landline (2003) from EDINA Digimap. 1:2000. C&HPR: 176-177.
  • <4> Bibliographic reference: Jones, N & Bentley, M. 2000. Scenes from the Past: 37 (Part One) Railways of the High Peak. 'Whaley Bridge to Friden'. p. 14.

Map

Location

Grid reference SK 01620 79355 (point) (Approximate)
Civil Parish WHALEY BRIDGE, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • EDR1790

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Record last edited

Jun 29 2016 4:45PM

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