Thesaurus Term/Concept: RAILWAY EMBANKMENT

Identifier 71188
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A man-made ridge to carry a railway across a declivity or area subject to flooding.

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Context Record
Monument Type MSF28976 Hadleigh Railway, disused branch line (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19885 Post Medieval flood defences on the northern bank of the River Alde, Snape. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19729 Post Medieval structures in Thorpness Meare, possibly associated with a railway ballast branch. (Monument)